“should you?”
Yes you should. DNA testing is not perfect. False positives do occur. People make mistakes, including the lab geeks processing samples.
Unlike Monopoly’s “Bank error in your favor recieve $200”, a test error to your detriment can lead to SWAT descending on your house in the middle of the night.
If you and your dog survive that experience, you still run the risk of civil asset forfeiture.
DNA analysis is a great tool, but many see it as the be all end all, which is a fatal error.
I think that many of you don’t really understand the technology involved and the mathematical odds against getting a false match.
DNA is really, really complex and getting the precise combination is literally millions to one against it.
I am very pleased that they caught that slimeball - it’s just tragic that it took so long.
Interesting paper on forensic error rates with DNA testing and the legal system:
Thank you. Peoplethink dna testing is infallible. It is not.
I think people forget that people,in the labs can and will do terrible things. That female lab tech Annie Dookhan for one. 60000 samples affecting tens of thousands of peoples court cases.