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Police, judges and lawyers probably don't know the difference between a DNA test and a DNA test. People used to go to jail because they had the same blood type
by z3t4 9y ago
Police, judges and lawyers probably don't know the difference between a DNA test and a DNA test. People used to go to jail because they had the same blood type as the criminal.
- lawlessone 9y agoConsidering it's their job i'd say they no quite a bit.
- dx034 9y agoDNA-based evidence led to a lot of wrong convictions in the early stages but methods have improved significantly. No judge would send someone to jail because a sample at 23andme matches. But they could issue a warrant to allow a further DNA test of the suspect.
- Retric 9y agoThere is significant lag between false convictions and proof of innocence. So, it might seem like a huge improvement but it's far smaller difference than you might think.
- mannykannot 9y agoIf things were that bad now, the relative whose DNA first came up as a a close match would now be in custody and on her way to a conviction. To see how things were actually done, RTFA.
- fixermark 9y agoRight, but the issues with using geneology-resolution DNA to match a specific individual are already understood---you yourself have highlighted them. A defendant is one expert witness away from undermining a case that relies on that low of a resolution of matching alone. In this case, that data was only used as a pointer to suggest to police that deeper scrutiny of the identified suspect was warranted.
- cat199 9y ago> A defendant is one expert witness away from undermining a case that relies on that low of a resolution of matching alone. and an uninformed 'jury of your peers' away from a false conviction..
- hndamien 9y agoWhat is the difference between a DNA test and a DNA test?