Sentence examples for scared to testify from inspiring English sources

"She's scared to testify.

Back at work, she refuses to coerce a witness who is scared to testify.

"I found a material witness order for Salcedo, who was too scared to testify, in the files.

Detectives still see cases fall apart on a regular basis because witnesses are too scared to testify.

"The government has failed to adequately protect witnesses and their families, which means crucial witnesses are scared to testify," Ms. Pearson of the Human Rights Watch said in a statement.

The UN, in a 500-page report two months ago, concluded the population is kept in "a permanent state of anxiety" and found even those outside the country scared to testify for fear of repercussions.

On the website for a Texas gun training school called Feel Safe, a student testifies to having been "scared to death all of my life" but now being "able to defend myself if I had to". Social justice movements like Black Lives Matter and the increasing visibility of the transgender community have led to conversations about privilege and its relationship with safety.

Some key witnesses become scared and refuse to testify while others, such as Ferrie, are killed in suspicious circumstances.

Two other San Fernando Valley skinhead gang members witnessed the attack but testified that they had initially been too scared to speak up.

A neighbor testified that she had seen McGuire treat Tori roughly on two occasions, and that McGuire's wife was scared to leave Tori alone with McGuire because he "did bad things" to her; the neighbor further testified that she had never seen McGuire's wife abuse the child in any way.

But Mr. Clifford testified that, deep down, many of his fellow passengers were grateful, but were too scared to speak up.