> It really feels like the American society (now including the courts apparently) is losing its relationship with objective reality and any semblance of a share

> It really feels like the American society (now including the courts apparently) is losing its relationship with objective reality and any semblance of a shared set of ground truth facts. Actually in this particular case things are getting better because less and less shit is getting through into the court without reporting and scrutiny, due to the efforts of media and groups like the Innocence Project. Bite mark analysis, hair comparison, blood splatter analysis, lie detector testing, even breathalyzers are getting their due scrutiny and criticism where they haven’t been in the past.