In the world of investigations, whether it be workplace, campus or Title IX, we often run into situations where two people interpret the same events in wildly different ways. As human beings, our memories can be subjective, and we are constantly interpreting events through the lens of our own backgrounds and experiences.
In the legal world, everyone is held to the standard of behaving like a “reasonable person.” Can someone who always makes the best choices and always perceives the world in an accurate way really exist? The short answer is no. Everyone perceives the world in a different way