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On a somewhat related note, this reminds me of all the botched hair analysis done in the 1970s and 80s that ended up imprisoning a lot of innocent people, inclu
by DantesKite 5y ago
On a somewhat related note, this reminds me of all the botched hair analysis done in the 1970s and 80s that ended up imprisoning a lot of innocent people, including a man who was falsely accused of raping Alice Sebold and set free these past few months after decades in prison.
So I hope forensic science continues to improve and done so under rigorous standards.
https://www.retroreport.org/articles/an-overturned-conviction-magnifies-flaws-in-a-discredited-forensic-technique/#:~:text=A%20rape%20conviction%20from%20nearly,been%20debunked%3A%20microscopic%20hair%20analysis https://www.retroreport.org/articles/an-overturned-convictio....
- boomboomsubban 5y agoNot botched, fraudulent. The FBI knew several areas of forensics had no scientific merit yet continued to send "experts" to get convictions. And it continued at least until the 00's, the huge report detailing how bad thongs were came out around 08.