The FBI has admitted that their microscopic hair analysis lab was just making things up.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/22/4544672/fbi-hair-sample-evidence-review-dna-testing-innocence-project
About 2000 convictions will have to be reviewed now – the FBI is offering to do DNA testing to verify the accuracy of the original testing. Maybe they can outsource the testing to the Massachusetts Crime Lab – I hear they have fast turnaround on their work.
Wayne Williams in Atlanta – please pick up the nearest white courtesy phone.
“white courtesy phone” <— freakin' racism everywhere if you just have your eyes open to see it
oops- everyone pls remain calm forgot the smiley in the post above…
I don’t think those even exist any more – I seem to remember that line being a running joke in the Airplane movies.
Mostly that was there to see if anyone else knew who I was talking about and what the connection is.
I remember the Airplane movies… and the phones.
William Burroughs talks about them too.. with Lou Reed’s wife, so you are in good company. 2 min 25 sec mark here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFpN-zdNMI0
Nothing to worry our pretty little heads over about a few ‘possible’ exaggerations by the experts. In case you did not read this, here it is again, “FBI Special Agent Ann Todd says “there is no reason to believe the FBI Laboratory employed ‘flawed’ forensic techniques,” adding that microscopic hair analysis is “a valid forensic technique and one that is still conducted at the lab” alongside DNA testing.”
For Goodness’ Sake people, if we can not trust the FBI to get things right then who, or what, can we trust?