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Originally Posted by IamNotKenKing
I don't agree that the Judge went farther than she needed to.
The facts and findings do need to be set out, for both transparency and appealability.
Most decisions I get have references to credibility of witnesses, especially in diametrically opposing positions, as was the case here.
I do agree the Crown messed up.
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The judge was also in the position to witness her demeanor and cadence while testifying. It's much different than reading black and white text on the internet. The media also largely reported the events from very victim friendly perspective, which I totally understand. It's better to default to the victim's story even if the verdict doesn't support that in the end, than the other way around. I didn't find the reporting to be neutral by any means.
Unless someone was actually there in court witnessing the testimony, it's hard to draw 100% conclusions. Judges have a lot of experience in reading people and are in a unique position to, well judge the person.