Using eyewitness testimony as evidence in a courtroom is debatable. We would think that the person that saw the person that committed the crime should be reliable, but memories can be altered by new information or suggestions. Our memories are always changing with time, new information, perception. We may believe we saw something, but that was from our perspective, it could have been completely different in reality. When people are being told to identify the suspect from a lineup, they aren’t told that the person who committed the crime might not be there. They then are pressured into choosing someone, even if they are not too sure about it. RECOGNITION is used when an eyewitness chooses a suspect. They have to RECALL the event the could have
