tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post5352362586669839148..comments2024-01-02T10:09:58.744-08:00Comments on Preaching to the choir: Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-18745492686547477372009-02-19T05:22:00.000-08:002009-02-19T05:22:00.000-08:00If only insiders would start to acknowledge how sl...If only insiders would start to acknowledge how slanted the system is! But courts have blinders on when it comes to seeing the major, fatal flaws in most of the junk that passes as science in criminal cases.<BR/><BR/>Don't even get me started on the lack of scientific basis for the DUI laws! Many DUI statutes are written in such a way that the defense can't even refute the charges by proving the state's breath test has such a high margin of error that the defendant's actual BAC could be under the legal limit. <BR/><BR/>I'm no scientist, but the lack of honest scientific methods behind the stuff that passes as science in a courtroom bothers me from an academic standpoint, let alone from a justice perspective!Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-74955837639921513932009-02-19T04:52:00.000-08:002009-02-19T04:52:00.000-08:00I share your hope that the findings of such an aug...I share your hope that the findings of such an august body as the National Academy of Sciences be taken seriously. It doesn't take an insider to see how slanted the system is.<BR/><BR/>Your writing and ideas are a pleasure to read, as always.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.com