Parrot could be witness to possible US murder case

[danarhea]

The ex-wife of a western Michigan man believes a parrot is repeating something said just before his fatal shooting but a prosecutor is downplaying whether that could be used in court.
“I’m not aware of any legal precedent for that,” Newaygo county prosecutor Robert Springstead told the Associated Press on Monday.

“Certainly, as we work our way through the case, that may be something to look at, but I highly doubt there is any precedent for that.”

Also, Springstead said, when a judge asks a witness to raise his or her right hand, “to a parrot, are you raising a wing, a foot?”

Not sure this would work. Polly will say anything for a cracker.

Article is here.

 

[Moot]

But I think there is precedent for pet birds to repeat something they heard shouted and/or that excited them that the owner might not have said before.

Some birds will learn swear words when their owners are excited and shouting ...such as at their mates....or watching a ball game on TV. So I think it is possible for the bird to have learned what the owner said in the excitement of the moments leading up to his death. But how the detectives would identify the killer from that alone, I couldn't say.

 

[_Sal]

Not sure this would work. Polly will say anything for a cracker.

Article is here.

I am either losing my mind, which is entirely possible, or this is a second parrot case, or this is an update on the one we already discussed...

I don't know but I feel like we've been here quite recently no?

 

[bubbabgone]

Not sure this would work. Polly will say anything for a cracker.

Article is here.

How do you come up with this stuff??

Next thing you'll claim somebody went from a Texan to a British accent after oral surgery.

Cheerio! A mother of three has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder which causes her to speak with a British accent.

Texas woman sounds British after surgery

 

[ttwtt78640]

The bird seems useless as a "witness" since homicide of the husband is not in doubt. The case seems to be whether the surviving wife is a co-victim or the perp.

Did parrot repeat dead man's final words? | Fox News

 

[danarhea]

How do you come up with this stuff??

Next thing you'll claim somebody went from a Texan to a British accent after oral surgery.



Texas woman sounds British after surgery

Yea. She's Hispanic too. Went from a Mexican accent to a British one. She's pissed. She wanted a Texas drawl.

 

[bubbabgone]

Yea. She's Hispanic too. Went from a Mexican accent to a British one. She's pissed. She wanted a Texas drawl.

There's a lesson to be learned here.
You shouldn't go to Angie's List for something like this.