US Dismantles Forensic Science Commission (washingtonpost.com)

hondo77 writes a report via Washington Post: Thought the Trump Administration's war on science was just about climate change? Think again. "Attorney General Jeff Sessions will end a Justice Department partnership with independent scientists to raise forensic science standards and has suspended an expanded review of FBI testimony across several techniques that have come under question, saying a new strategy will be set by an in-house team of law enforcement advisers," reports Washington Post. The National Commission on Forensic Science, "jointly led by Justice and the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has prompted several changes," including "new accrediting and ethical codes for forensic labs and practitioners" and the FBI abandoning "its four-decade-long practice of tracing bullets to a specific manufacturer's batch through chemical analyses after its method were scientifically debunked." "The availability of prompt and accurate forensic science analysis to our law enforcement officers and prosecutors is critical to integrity in law enforcement, reducing violent crime, and increasing public safety," Sessions said in the statement. "We applaud the professionalism of the National Commission on Forensic Science and look forward to building on the contributions it has made in this crucial field."

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Back to divination

[goombah99]

IN unrelated news the FBI formed a Divination unit that applies forensic goat entrails reading to predict future crimes. Jeff sessions was quoted as saying, "Liberal Judges have long prevented the proven science of witch drowning as a standard of guilt. Everyone knows Witches float, it's so simple to prevent occult crimes. Now we can."

Re:Back to divination

[locater16]

No no no no nooo. To establish the guilt of witches they must burn, but we can't burn the innocent. So we have to establish that they are, in fact, witches before burning them. Now, it is a well established fact that witches are made of wood, which is why they burn. Now you could try to make a bridge out of the alleged witch to establish guilt, but bridges can be made of other things. But wood floats! So if the alleged witch floats you have established guilt and may thus burn the witch. But should a pond or other large body of water not be readily available comparing the weight of the accused to that which also floats, such as a duck, is acceptable. And if the accused does indeed weigh as much as a duck, why then guilt has CLEARLY been established!

Re:Trump Advisor Carter Page - Russian Agent

[Anonymous Coward]

"What type of moron believe's this narrative? "

The type that presses the apostrophe key the instant he sees the letter s?

Re: Trump Advisor Carter Page - Russian Agent

[PoopJuggler]

Nice try, Putin.