I have to say that this is one of the most frustrating things about the institution of criminal law. Knowledge of Bayes’ theorem, and statistics more broadly, a

I have to say that this is one of the most frustrating things about the institution of criminal law. Knowledge of Bayes’ theorem, and statistics more broadly, already exists within our culture. Yet this fallacy continues to be applied in court, leading to horrific miscarriages of justice. Why can’t we just solve this problem? Educate judges in basic statistics, appoint court statisticians for more complex cases, and allow judges to hold people in contempt of court for trying to make these kinds of statistically fallacious arguments.