http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/15/lake_co_prosecutor_ignores_dna_evid.php All comments for Lake Co. Prosecutor Ignores DNA Evidence en-us 2009 Marcus Gilmer Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:30:00 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss marcusisabadass@gmail.com marcusisabadass@gmail.com 60 http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/15/lake_co_prosecutor_ignores_dna_evid.php#comment-1542772 http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/15/lake_co_prosecutor_ignores_dna_evid.php#comment-1542772 Comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:31:28 -0600 <p>I sure hope the people of Lake County tell their idiot county board members to rein this fool in! The lawsuits from the ultimately exonerated arrestees is going to bankrupt even the billionaires that live in Lake Forest!</p> http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/15/lake_co_prosecutor_ignores_dna_evid.php#comment-1542327 http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/15/lake_co_prosecutor_ignores_dna_evid.php#comment-1542327 Comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:16:30 -0600 <p>Wow, DNA as a "red herring." I'm guessing that quote may not have been presented in its original context, but holy fuck, that's a dumbass thing to say.</p> http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/15/lake_co_prosecutor_ignores_dna_evid.php#comment-1542306 http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/15/lake_co_prosecutor_ignores_dna_evid.php#comment-1542306 Comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:00:10 -0600 <p>11 year olds can't have consensual sex. Legally, they cannot give consent. This is basic. As for the 8 year-old, unless this is magic semen from unicorns or something...no? Well then someone needs to be fired. And slapped. Hard. Witness statements, even confessions, these should be paled before hard, scientific evidence. </p>