Because Science

[CurtisLemansky]

Guys, no matter what you do... it's sexist, because science!

Smiles, word choice show what type of sexism men display


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[CurtisLemansky]

Five Disturbing Things You Didn't Know About Forensic “Science”

There is one thing that all troubling forensic techniques have in common: They’re all based on the idea that patterns, or impressions, are unique and can be matched to the thing, or person, who made them. But the validity of this premise has not been subjected to rigorous scientific inquiry. “The forensic science community has had little opportunity to pursue or become proficient in the research that is needed to support what it does,” the NAS report said.

Nonetheless, courts routinely allow forensic practitioners to testify in front of jurors, anointing them “experts” in these pattern-matching fields — together dubbed forensic “sciences” despite the lack of evidence to support that — based only on their individual, practical experience. These witnesses, who are largely presented as learned and unbiased arbiters of truth, can hold great sway with jurors whose expectations are often that real life mimics the television crime lab or police procedural.

But that is not the case, as the first results from the FBI hair evidence review clearly show. And given the conclusions of the NAS report, future results are not likely to improve. What’s more, if other pattern-matching disciplines were subjected to the same scrutiny as hair analysis, there is no reason to think the results would be any better. For some disciplines the results could even be worse.

[Mediumrarechicken]

It's kinda funny how when I was a kid we could have peanut butter sandwiches in k-12 butttt now 14 years after high school kids can't bring peanut butter to school... Wtf. Hiw did this happen so quick. My kid may or may not have entered the school with peanut butter....

[MadPick]

kids can't bring peanut butter to school

Whaaaa....?? Is this for real? They won't let you bring PB to school? How about other peanut products?

[CurtisLemansky]

That's the first I'm hearing about that. If true, good god...


More on the bum FBI hair analysis unit...
FBI convicted this man using hair analysis. It was a dog's hair.


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[rayjax82]

kids can't bring peanut butter to school

Whaaaa....?? Is this for real? They won't let you bring PB to school? How about other peanut products?

As far as I know that rule only applies when you bring, "treats," for the class.

At least it is for my kid's class because he is allergic to peanuts.

[MadPick]

kids can't bring peanut butter to school

Whaaaa....?? Is this for real? They won't let you bring PB to school? How about other peanut products?

As far as I know that rule only applies when you bring, "treats," for the class.

At least it is for my kid's class because he is allergic to peanuts.

I asked a coworker about this yesterday. She said that there's no such rule at her kid's school ... but they have a strict "no sharing" policy with food. You eat what you brung, I guess.

I understand the logic ... but that sucks.

It's like 594 for food.

[RENCORP]

Next, you can't be a peanut butter eater, and qualify to go to school.

Why ?

Because, if you cut loose a peanut butter fart in class, you could kill off most of your classmates.

Education gas chamber.

Rumored to be part of jade Helm population control before the FEMA soap making camps.

[mislabeled]

Next, you can't be a peanut butter eater, and qualify to go to school.

Why ?

Because, if you cut loose a peanut butter fart in class, you could kill off most of your classmates.

Education gas chamber.

Rumored to be part of jade Helm population control before the FEMA soap making camps.

I almost spit PB&J out of my nose when I read that.