Why is Mercer's first question

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yousaylodgehatisayfunnyh — 10 years ago(September 08, 2015 01:19 PM)

to the stoner boy who had his iPod jacked on the subway, after he tells him that the only other person in the car was a woman, if he thought he could describe her to a sketch artist? It's clear he thinks it might be Erica, wouldn't he say 'what did she look like?', to see if he said 'she was fat and Mexican', or 'blonde and petite'?

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TheManInOil — 10 years ago(October 10, 2015 05:07 PM)

Because he's a good cop. He waits to find out what the evidence provides. He doesn't lead witnesses toward a conclusion he has assumed might be right.

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yousaylodgehatisayfunnyh — 10 years ago(October 10, 2015 05:46 PM)

'Describe her' isn't a leading question.