FBI overstated forensic hair matches in nearly all trials before 2000

[lustindarkness]

Bah, this is nothing new, ever heard of the Salem With Trials?

[grumbler]

Bah, this is nothing new, ever heard of the Salem With Trials?

Yeah.  One of the better Skyrim mods.

[dps]

I was a Law Clerk for one of the first judges to rule recovered memory evidence was inadmissible.  I was able to see first hand how important an impartial judge is in our system of justice.  At the time it was a very unpopular decision.  The media was very critical because, of course, they had not taken the time to read the lengthy reasons for judgment which provided a detailed explanation of why recovered memory evidence was flawed.  The media picked up the story as an accused getting off on a technicality.  Now the decision is accepted as being obviously correct.  But I wonder what might have happened if we had elected judges...

My impression was that that "recovered memory" crap was used mostly in civil trials, and that the general public thought it was bunk all along.

[grumbler]

My impression was that that "recovered memory" crap was used mostly in civil trials, and that the general public thought it was bunk all along.

I am pretty sure people went to prison on rape convictions based on recovered memories.

[crazy canuck]

I was a Law Clerk for one of the first judges to rule recovered memory evidence was inadmissible.  I was able to see first hand how important an impartial judge is in our system of justice.  At the time it was a very unpopular decision.  The media was very critical because, of course, they had not taken the time to read the lengthy reasons for judgment which provided a detailed explanation of why recovered memory evidence was flawed.  The media picked up the story as an accused getting off on a technicality.  Now the decision is accepted as being obviously correct.  But I wonder what might have happened if we had elected judges...

My impression was that that "recovered memory" crap was used mostly in civil trials, and that the general public thought it was bunk all along.

We should work on recovering your memory of those events.