Most of the examples of innocents being convicted are from before the invention of DNA forensics. The problem is the criminal justice system which too easily gives the death penalty. We could easily reduce the probability of conviction innocents from 4% to one in a trillion by enforcing a set of requirements:
- Must have DNA evidence
- Must have audio and video evidence
- Must have fingerprints
- Must have at least 2 witnesses
There are plenty of cases that satisfy these conditions (terrorist attacks being one of them).
- Must have DNA evidence - Must have audio and video evidence - Must have fingerprints - Must have at least 2 witnesses
There are plenty of cases that satisfy these conditions (terrorist attacks being one of them).