God required two or more witnesses precisely because eyewitness testimony is unreliable. People get things wrong. People lie. People see things that aren't there.
“God required two or more witnesses precisely because eyewitness testimony is unreliable. People get things wrong. People lie. People see things that aren’t there.”
You are correct. There are many studies on this. The best evidence is physical evidence. If you have photographic evidence, particularily video, if you can show that it has not been altered, it is very good.
The video in the Rodney King episode was severely cut. The jury saw the uncut version, which is why they found the police not guilty.