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I mean it's not outrageous, much less proof of guilt, for forensics researchers to be affiliated with "police colleges". The use of genetic forensics in police
by aragonite 3y ago
I mean it's not outrageous, much less proof of guilt, for forensics researchers to be affiliated with "police colleges". The use of genetic forensics in police work is a global practice and was key in solving major cases like the Golden State Killer and the Boston Strangler.
(You also have to take into account the fact that in China universities named after some line of work are very much the norm (you have well-known generalist universities whose names reference "postal service" or "transportation" or "finance" or "broadcasting" which to Western ears sound very odd).)
> Maybe they shouldn't take money from local enforcement groups that exist to oppress the group being studied. The bar ain't high
As the Guardian quote in my comment makes clear, Moreau thinks informed consent is literally impossible in Xinjiang, so the bar is in fact impossibly high.