June 26, 2013
The lawman stands behind the two-way mirror and watches,
waiting for the accused to make himself a fool, hoping for an act of
self-incrimination. And the accuser, the eye-witness, stands bravely behind
another half-silvered glass and picks out the guilty. And this all works
because the lawman and the accuser are in the dark, whereas the accused is in a
space brightly lit. If the dark place is illuminated, the lawman and the
witness will see their own reflections in the mirror. If the accused puts his
face close to the glass, he may then be able to see who is after him.
When it comes to looking glass, it doesn't matter which side
you are on. What you see depends a great deal on whether you are standing in the light or
the dark.
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