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That is, in fact, an optimistic position. Police are so ineffective at solving crimes that "easier" and "getting an edge" overstate the possibility of a publicl
by Zigurd 3y ago
That is, in fact, an optimistic position. Police are so ineffective at solving crimes that "easier" and "getting an edge" overstate the possibility of a publicly minded motivation to cheat.
Instances like the Massachusetts crime lab scandal should destroy all confidence in evidence handling: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/05/massachusetts-crime-lab-houston-forensic-science.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/05/massachusetts-cr...
All evidence handling and analysis should be performed by an independent agency, maybe answerable to courts, not cops.
- rolph 3y agoi would go a step further, and insist that test results of evidentiary DNA be provided for defense discovery, before probative DNA [sample from accused] is even touched by an examiner from forensic services lab. as is the only thing stopping probative DNA from ending up in the evidence lane is a promise not to abuse the opportunity, that also says nothing about "by mistake" occurances