@[email protected] to politics @lemmy.world • 1 year agoBite mark analysis has no basis in science, experts now say. Why is it still being used in court?www.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1182cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1182external-linkBite mark analysis has no basis in science, experts now say. Why is it still being used in court?www.nbcnews.com@[email protected] to politics @lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square15fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareSneezycatlinkfedilink6•1 year agoSo instead of adknowledging the system is broken they just… lie and pretend there is no reasonable doubt? Ugh…
minus-square520linkfedilink5•1 year agoUnfortunately, yes. The underpinnings of the criminal justice system was invented well before modern forensics, and you know how resistant politicians are about touching any of the old cruft.
So instead of adknowledging the system is broken they just… lie and pretend there is no reasonable doubt? Ugh…
Unfortunately, yes.
The underpinnings of the criminal justice system was invented well before modern forensics, and you know how resistant politicians are about touching any of the old cruft.