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Bad forensic science kills : see e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Todd_Willingham https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Todd_Willingham Executed foll
by brohee 7y ago
Bad forensic science kills : see e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Todd_Willingham https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Todd_Willingham
Executed following a conviction based on the worst junk science.
(there was no crime, everything pointing to a tragic accident)
- ARandomerDude 7y ago> there was no crime, everything pointing to a tragic accident From just reading the Wiki article (key caveat), I would say the case is not "beyond reasonable doubt" thus a conviction is unwarranted. But that doesn't mean everything points to a tragic incident. This is a pretty murky case.
- fsh 7y agoIs there a single piece of evidence for arson in this case? I don't see any in the wiki article. House fires happen a lot. According to the NFPA, in the US there were on average around 350000 house fires per year between 2013 and 2017, 92% of them accidental: https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Data-research-and-tools/Building-and-Life-Safety/Home-Structure-Fires https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Data-research-and-too...
- jessaustin 7y agoI've read quite a bit about this, including a re-read of the wiki page just now. The only "murky" thing is a natural human aversion to contemplating the suffering of children. There was never any credible evidence of murder.