Monday, August 17, 2009
Uncovered :: False Analysis
Because there are over 300 million people living in America, the individuals analyzing the handwriting samples of evidence could falsely identify the given sample with the wrong suspect. For example, if Hamp and Whitney had handwriting that was a very similar, the analyzer could match up Hamp's ransom note falsely with Whitney's handwriting. Whitney would be accused and prosecuted for Hamp's wrong doing.
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This analysis of misidentified handwriting sheds a light into the errors of forensic science. While handwriting is very similar between many people, there are minute differences that can be detected except in the rarest cases.
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