tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post9036584094860895449..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: New national forensic commission, to what end?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-9276164232274760892013-03-23T08:49:33.101-05:002013-03-23T08:49:33.101-05:00This "New national forensic commission" ...This "New national forensic commission" is a farce. Standards for both forensic labs and forensic scientists are, and have been in place - for years. Tx passed a law that all labs (private and public) that process evidence on criminal cases must be accredited through the state. ASCLAD is a national organization who accredits labs. There is also an agency that certifies forensic scientists. There is plenty of oversight. The problem is that forensic science has exploded over the years, especially in DNA, and labs cannot keep up with the demand for tests. So, they have lowered their qualifications to hire more individuals to help with the backlog - THERE"S THE PROBLEM!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147324722369131098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-48468835539978967442013-03-22T15:58:22.585-05:002013-03-22T15:58:22.585-05:00To what end? Just as with any cancerous growth,big...To what end? Just as with any cancerous growth,big government begets big government,,industries are developing,,people are getting rich,,time to protect their profits with legislation that empowers yet another bureaucracy or enhances one with more funding and more federal employees. Hopefully it doesn't join the fleet of bureaucracies that are so ineffective nobody remembers their names.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com