FBI admits forensic evidence errors in hundreds of cases

Dan D · 04-20-15, 05:43 PM

I told you you need a lawyer, or even better, a law team.

Platapus · 04-20-15, 05:54 PM

That is a terrible thing. At one time the FBI labs were the tops... maybe not. Maybe it was just good publicity.

As a concept, I am in favour of the death penalty for some crimes, but from a practical standpoint there have already been too many mistakes. The justice system is run by humans and humans are flawed. I can think of few things worse than a society imprisoning or worse executing an innocent citizen. One is too many.

Jimbuna · 04-21-15, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

That is a terrible thing. At one time the FBI labs were the tops... maybe not. Maybe it was just good publicity.

As a concept, I am in favour of the death penalty for some crimes, but from a practical standpoint there have already been too many mistakes. The justice system is run by humans and humans are flawed. I can think of few things worse than a society imprisoning or worse executing an innocent citizen. One is too many.

Agreed

Wolferz · 04-21-15, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

That is a terrible thing. At one time the FBI labs were the tops... maybe not. Maybe it was just good publicity.

As a concept, I am in favour of the death penalty for some crimes, but from a practical standpoint there have already been too many mistakes. The justice system is run by humans and humans are flawed. I can think of few things worse than a society imprisoning or worse executing an innocent citizen. One is too many.

Budget cuts.

Dan D · 04-21-15, 10:05 AM

Imo no need to question the US legal system as a whole.
It is nothing new that forensic evidence can be flawed. The news is a reminder to always look extra close at hard evidence like DNA comparison for example.

I could give you examples from Germany as well: „scalp hair“, confirmed as hair of the double child murder suspect through DNA test, in a retrial turns out to be hair of a dog (how reliable can such a DNA test be?), impure DNA samples in large numbers that bring wrong results because a laboratory worker did not work properly and contaminated samples with own DNA etc. etc.

It is the same old story: blind faith in technology is wrong. Routine can kill.

Wolferz · 04-21-15, 10:30 AM

If the entity has a three letter abbreviation and represents the federal government, it's not to be trusted with anything.

Eichhörnchen · 04-21-15, 11:35 AM

Hey, jamesbudi, I like your style: are you going to be the master of the slick one-liner?

August · 04-21-15, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

The federal government, it's not to be trusted with anything.

Fixed that for you.

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Dan D Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 9th Flotilla Posts: 839 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Imo no need to question the US legal system as a whole. It is nothing new that forensic evidence can be flawed. The news is a reminder to always look extra close at hard evidence like DNA comparison for example. I could give you examples from Germany as well: „scalp hair“, confirmed as hair of the double child murder suspect through DNA test, in a retrial turns out to be hair of a dog (how reliable can such a DNA test be?), impure DNA samples in large numbers that bring wrong results because a laboratory worker did not work properly and contaminated samples with own DNA etc. etc. It is the same old story: blind faith in technology is wrong. Routine can kill. __________________

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