The FBI faked an entire field of forensic science (2015)
There is no good side or bad side in American justice or anywhere with similar systems. The defense is expected to lie through their teeth even if they're guilty, and the prosecution is expected to convict at all costs regardless of innocence. There are no ethical or moral grounds for either stretching their practices, especially in the big leagues where every win counts. As with sports, so often we find the winners were actually just the dopers that got away with it, until they get caught, like now.<p>Fair and balanced? It's pretty disgusting actually, but so is the NFL depending on how offensive you feel it is to taint studies on concussions. The analogy goes further than one might expect, with the justice system struggling with their image just like any other professional sport institution. It's the Justice League. Justice is a brand.<p>The real question is, are we really that desperate? Or rather, why wouldn't we be? When you're forced to win, you're forced to do a lot of things.<p>Instead, we should just be forced to get it right.