JokersWild24 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 FBI admits flaws in hair analysis over decades - The Washington Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JokersWild24 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 "The cases include those of 32 defendants sentenced to death. Of those, 14 have been executed or died in prison, the groups said under an agreement with the government to release results after the review of the first 200 convictions." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 FBI Hair Analysts Reportedly Gave Faulty Testimony in 95% of Cases, Sentencing 32 to Death | Mediaite Many of these cases involved the death penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Oops. Dupe thread. Please close this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Just another reason for me to continue to be against the death penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJoesGym Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 This is why I have serious reservations about the death penalty except in only the most obvious of situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djason Unchained Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 As I've gotten older I have become more pro-death penalty. This doesn't change my stance. Regardless of the death penalty our justice system has some major flaws in it and manipulating the system is commonplace. At the same time this news is disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugatti Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 And to clarify for those not reading the article, it does not mean all those were innocent necessarily, it would have been an element of evidence not presented. It doesn't give much info if hair samples were the primary or sole evidence on these cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 And to clarify for those not reading the article, it does not mean all those were innocent necessarily, it would have been an element of evidence not presented. It doesn't give much info if hair samples were the primary or sole evidence on these cases. Agreed. However, the FBI standing up and saying it was a match HAS to play a huge part in the mind of a juror. It helps eliminate "reasonable doubt." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMustangFan Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Yikes...Not a good look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugatti Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Agreed. However, the FBI standing up and saying it was a match HAS to play a huge part in the mind of a juror. It helps eliminate "reasonable doubt." Right. "Helps eliminate" being the operative phrase here. Without knowing these cases some could have been slam dunks without hair samples. Some it could have been the key evidence. Not a good look either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegrasscard Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 FBI = 'Fraudulent Bad Information'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JokersWild24 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 And to clarify for those not reading the article, it does not mean all those were innocent necessarily, it would have been an element of evidence not presented. It doesn't give much info if hair samples were the primary or sole evidence on these cases. If the cases were such slam dunks, then it's even dumber to do what they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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