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How a Dubious Forensic Science Spread Like a Virus

24 pointsby shawndumasover 6 years ago

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Cpollover 6 years ago
See also: The dubious accuracy of fingerprint analysis, errors and contamination in DNA analysis, and the fortune telling that is criminal profiling (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2007&#x2F;11&#x2F;12&#x2F;dangerous-minds" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2007&#x2F;11&#x2F;12&#x2F;dangerous-mind...</a>).
intopiecesover 6 years ago
These kinds of issues seem to crop up so often that it really makes me doubt the virtue of jury trials. People aren’t experts, so they can easily be fooled by a good show. Wouldn’t it make more sense to have trials with 3 judges who must agree to convict?