(August 22, 2010 at 10:11 pm)DiRNiS Wrote:(August 22, 2010 at 10:01 pm)Minimalist Wrote:(August 22, 2010 at 6:29 pm)DiRNiS Wrote: 22. To make stupid people say the truth and nothing but the truth in court.
And then lie anyway.
Perhaps not if they are fundies. They might then take touching their holy book a little more seriously.
Sorry to go a bit off-topic, but do judges still make people swear on the bible before testifying? Do they just assume everyone who testifies is a believer? I've never had to testify in court before so I'm not sure about this?
I haven't had to testify, but the best I can guess from what I've read on the subject you have to request to affirm to tell the truth rather than swear the tell the truth.