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You mean like expert witness polygraphers that were treated as fact by the courts for years and still used to re-incarcerate people on parole/probation? Or gun
by _DeadFred_ 2y ago
You mean like expert witness polygraphers that were treated as fact by the courts for years and still used to re-incarcerate people on parole/probation?
Or gun matching (ballistics) that are no longer considered conclusive but subjective?
https://www.mdcourts.gov/data/opinions/coa/2023/10a22.pdf https://www.mdcourts.gov/data/opinions/coa/2023/10a22.pdf
Hair and Fiber expert analysis that was wrong?
https://innocenceproject.org/fbi-agents-gave-erroneous-testimony-in-at-least-90-of-microscopic-hair-analysis-cases/ https://innocenceproject.org/fbi-agents-gave-erroneous-testi...
Or do you mean bite mark analysis that was again wrong?
Many of these forensic methods were used for decades and presented/treated as conclusive evidence before being challenged leading to wrongful convictions. But yes, let's have 'certified' voice experts whose living is based on being hired by the government and giving testimony to convict people. Surely this time it will be altruistic and scientific.
- klipklop 2y agoWhat always worried me is that nobody ever challenged these methods. We just accepted it as fact. Endless crime tv shows reenforce that these methods are infallible. People that watch these shows then become jurors. Scary.
- SoftTalker 2y agoCops looking at blurry 240p video frame. "Enhance!" and suddenly it's 4k.