{"id":2878,"date":"2015-10-15T16:27:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T16:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=2878"},"modified":"2015-10-15T16:27:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T16:27:31","slug":"fix-the-flaws-in-forensic-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/occupythecourts\/?p=2878","title":{"rendered":"Fix the Flaws in Forensic Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/04\/21\/opinion\/fix-the-flaws-in-forensic-science.html?_r=0','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2015\/04\/21\/opinion\/21Lander\/21Lander-facebookJumbo.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/04\/21\/opinion\/fix-the-flaws-in-forensic-science.html?_r=0\\'&gt;Fix the Flaws in Forensic Science&lt;\/a&gt;THE F.B.I. stunned the legal community on Monday with its acknowledgment that testimony by its forensic scientists about hair identification was scientifically indefensible in nearly every one of more than 250 cases reviewed. But the conclusion should come as no surprise to scientists.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2015%2F04%2F21%2Fopinion%2Ffix-the-flaws-in-forensic-science.html%3F_r%3D0\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Nytimes&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2015\/04\/21\/opinion\/21Lander\/21Lander-facebookJumbo.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/04\/21\/opinion\/fix-the-flaws-in-forensic-science.html?_r=0'>Fix the Flaws in Forensic Science<\/a>THE F.B.I. stunned the legal community on Monday with its acknowledgment that testimony by its forensic scientists about hair identification was scientifically indefensible in nearly every one of more than 250 cases reviewed. But the conclusion should come as no surprise to scientists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2015%2F04%2F21%2Fopinion%2Ffix-the-flaws-in-forensic-science.html%3F_r%3D0\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Nytimes<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fix the Flaws in Forensic ScienceTHE F.B.I. stunned the legal community on Monday with its acknowledgment that testimony by its forensic scientists about hair identification was scientifically indefensible in nearly every one of more than 250 cases reviewed. 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