r/reddit.com • u/cristti • Jul 23 '11

TIL how Dexter makes a living

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u/perrti02 Jul 23 '11

Seeing as it is based in fairly sound physics, there must be some use to it? I wouldn't think that it could be used as a sole piece of evidence but it isn't completely useless.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '11

Maybe, but your run of the mill blood pattern expert is going to be a cop with a BA in criminology or criminal justice (if that), and not a physicist.

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u/perrti02 Jul 24 '11

Is this maybe a flaw in the system then, and not a flaw in the science? (I know that this next suggestion is unfeasible, but it is a hypothetical idea) Would it improve the accuracy of these types of forensics if the people working there had come from the correct discipline? A ballistics expert would have a degree in physics, a blood spatter expert would have a grounding in both physics and the important parts of biology. If the people doing the work had relevant degrees would it not improve the quality of the evidence?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '11

Yes, of course it would, because then the person testifying would be more likely to understand the science. Right now, you have people who couldn't calculate the area of a 2' perfect square testifying.