“Out of the 351 cases in which the Innocence Project used DNA to exonerate wrongfully convicted defendants, flawed forensic evidence contributed in nearly half. Many Americans, especially those who think shows like Forensic Files and CSI accurately represent real life, believe that forensic evidence presented in criminal trials must be valid. But we have known for years that many forensic evidence techniques are highly subjective and unreliable.”
Read more: https://fee.org/articles/imagine-being-locked-up-in-prison-because-of-bad-forensics/
Related posts:
Police databases, key to Trump’s opioid crackdown, push addicts into black market
Homeland Security to Test Face Scanning Cameras at Hockey Game
Judge in Silk Road criminal case says Bitcoin is as good as money
Mercantilist Monsanto: Driver of Organic Farming
Republicans to Jeff Sessions: Get Your Hands Off Our Weed (Taxes)
UBS' Friedman: US Might Have to Bail Out Chinese Banks
Woman dies after genital kick from LAPD officer
Trump's New Iran Sanctions Take Nike Shoes Off World Cup Team's Feet
Air Force Strips 17 Officers Of Authority To Control And Launch Nuclear Missiles
Swiss Lawmakers Propose Treating Bitcoin as Foreign Currency
Sure, You Can Steal Bitcoins. But Good Luck Laundering Them
Leetcoin Lets You Play Games Competively for BTC
US covertly built Twitter-like service to stir anti-Castro dissent
Trump Impeachment Begins (But Not For War Crimes Or JFK Cover-Up)
Media caught manipulating image