Re:U.S. police may now be able to access online DNA database...
by jellicle on Saturday November 16, 2019 @10:02AM
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I would love to see some test cases of that. Call in an unknowing jury by normal procedure, conduct an apparently-real trial, present evidence that a) DNA means X did it and also b) X has three friends who swear to an alibi.
I'll bet X gets convicted.
Re:U.S. police may now be able to access online DNA database...
by matz1 on Saturday November 16, 2019 @11:29AM
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Then that is what need to be fixed. Either make DNA information more accurate or better inform the general public the current state of DNA evidence.
Re:U.S. police may now be able to access online DNA database...
by colejohnson66 on Saturday November 16, 2019 @05:38PM
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People have been harassed and even arrested for sharing how bogus a polygraph is (by showing how to beat it). Good luck convincing people DNA evidence isn’t 100% accurate.
That's awful wishful thinking. The general public is of the opinion that DNA evidence is 100% accurate and the government does a great job of continuing to present that farce. I wouldn't want to be the person who has to face a jury of their peers in the face of DNA evidence saying I committed a crime. Regardless of my alibi... I wouldn't trust the lay person to understand or get it right.