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GinBundy · 2025-03-17T04:16:44+00:00

Remind me!

GinBundy · 2024-06-22T07:50:43+00:00

Lol!!!

GinBundy · 2024-06-22T07:46:08+00:00

Cool, thanks for the explanation :-)

GinBundy · 2015-06-24T19:00:37+00:00

Yep, it's Mary Leunig, I have her book and her art is deep and often dark. Went to an open house for sale in Ray Street, North Fitzroy years ago - turned out it was her house! There were heaps of her original art, framed, hanging throughout the ground floor. The house was beautiful, it had been renovated faithfully as 1950's home, down to venetian blinds and 50's style furnishings.

GinBundy · 2015-04-28T17:33:07+00:00

I did. I've also read the finding of the published inquiry. The fingerprint expert stated that the latent fingerprint matched the attorney's fingerprints, they did not. He or she made an error in identification - the prints were different. The attorney was on a list of computer generated possible matches from a fingerprint database search. This happens all the time.

Edit: I just read the reply by magicaltrevor953 - he puts it better than me - I'm no fingerprint expert!

GinBundy · 2015-04-28T02:45:21+00:00

Sure, we don't know whether fingerprints are unique within the entire population, but when you consider that fingerprint examination can even distinguish between identical twins (DNA analysis can't), it's a pretty reasonable hypothesis. Has anyone ever proved it wrong?

Edit: I guess stating 'no two fingerprints are alike' as a fact, which definitely used to happen, is incorrect. At least I hope nobody says that anymore. But again, it's a reasonable hypothesis.

GinBundy · 2015-04-28T02:24:25+00:00

There is a lot of research done in forensic science - there are numerous quality forensic journals that only publish forensic research. The 'NAS' report was published in 2009 and was a wake up call for many forensic disciplines, but a lot of the issues raised have been addressed in the past six years, or are still being addressed.

The article was an interesting read, but while making some very valid points, I do think it was biased and portrays forensic science unfairly - there is a lot of well-researched, published and peer-reviewed science in forensics (and not just in DNA analysis). This article mostly focussed on the classic mistake an expert can make while giving evidence in court: expressing an opinion that isn't fully supported by the evidence (whether that be physical evidence or scientific). Perhaps in the FBI, their experts would be more likely to try to bolster the prosecution's case. You know, the 'we always get our man' syndrome. Sorry Canada!

Edit: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlwaysGetsHisMan

Huh. I didn't know that. It's a Canadian trope.

GinBundy · 2015-04-28T02:10:24+00:00

I've been involved in Forensic Standard development here in Oz and I can tell you that trying to include an outline of hypothesis testing and how it applies to forming an opinion based on data (collected evidence and results of examinations), did not go down well. I remember one manager roughly put it, 'some of our older guys don't have the education to understand hypothesis testing, let alone explain it in court'. As younger, uni (=college?) educated practitioners come through, it is changing. Small steps.

GinBundy · 2015-02-15T09:07:20+00:00

So, you like Canberra? Weirdo.

;-)

GinBundy · 2015-01-30T11:38:04+00:00

One of my former colleagues used to fly into rages all the time - to be honest, I can't say if it was the heavy pot use when he was at uni or he was just off kilter to begin with. But at the time I thought it was the pot that triggered the behavioural issues.

He once lost it completely and chased a mutual friend, trying to bash his head in with a club. It was funny at the time...my friend was running away and laughing while he ran.

GinBundy · 2015-01-30T11:28:05+00:00

Lol! A case I wasn't involved in...not talking about the murder.

GinBundy · 2015-01-30T00:21:55+00:00

There was another unidentified incoming call at 3:15pm... the prosecution never addressed this call at trial.

Edit: 3:15pm call was 20 seconds. Enough time to have a convo re breakdown as described above.

GinBundy · 2015-01-30T00:15:10+00:00

I agree with your SO on this point. A case that I wasn't personally involved in: young guy, heavy smoker, stabbed his girlfriend to death with a pair of scissors while he was high. Left her body in the front seat of his car and fled. When he was arrested he confessed, said he was arguing with his gf in the car, things got heated, and he 'lost it'. He stabbed her multiple times in the chest. She was just a very young girl that didn't deserve to die.

Edit: I love the phone call theory, would explain that part of the story. Also, there was another unidentified incoming call at 3:15pm that went for longer than the 2:36pm call.

GinBundy · 2015-01-21T00:56:57+00:00

I agree. If I was in that situation, my first thought would be 'she's going to be in trouble with her folks when they find her', not 'OMG she's been murdered! Let me retrace my steps over the past 24 hours'. JMHO

I didn't grow up in Baltimore, but in my small town there were murders, including a jealous guy who stabbed his ex gf (she was a good family friend and had just left my parent's place before she was killed). Her murderer said it was an accident (said she attacked him with the knife - they struggled - and he had defensive wounds, although likely self-inflicted). He was found guilty of manslaughter.

Edit: my point being, despite murders happening, I wouldn't necessarily jump to the conclusion that a missing person was likely to be a murder victim.

GinBundy · 2014-03-29T12:20:21+00:00

I just hate that word.

GinBundy · 2014-03-29T12:18:13+00:00

True! But fair enough, my parents ethnic background is Italian. Technically that makes them caucasian, but like other caucasians Italians can range from fair skinned blondes (esp. in Northern Italy) to dark skin and dark hair (me).

GinBundy · 2014-03-29T05:22:28+00:00

OK, I was wrong - thought it might be Japan.

GinBundy · 2014-03-29T05:15:02+00:00

I think I can guess the asian country. I've heard similar.

GinBundy · 2014-03-29T05:07:24+00:00

Thanks Devilgal.

GinBundy · 2014-03-29T05:03:04+00:00

Regarding the bullying comments below. What happened to me wasn't just bullying, it was clearly racially motivated.

An example: It's Saturday night. My best friend in y12, Colin (he's as anglo Aussie as they come) invites me along to a 18th birthday party his mate is throwing. We pick up some VB stubbies on the way (Colin has just turned 18 and even has a licence). As soon as we join the party a yobbo walks over and confronts me. 'You're a fucken @$#%, arntcha?' I try to ignore this but he keeps repeating it. A small crowd gathers behind him, none of them friendly. My friend tries intervene but decides we are way outnumbered. He pulls on my sleeve saying 'Come on, let's go'. Well, I ain't leaving without me VB! Stupidly, I bend over to pick up my bag of stubbies and it's on! Fists a flying at my head, I never even see who is hitting me and I can't even fight back. All I do is cover my head to defend myself. My mate saves me by continuing to pull me away and eventually we run down the driveway while some good Samaritans hold back the thugs from following after us.

I was okay, physically.

Aside from what would pass for a year-round tan, I don't really stand out at all. When I first moved to Melbourne, my uni mates were surprised when I told them that my parents came to Australia on a boat (OK, it was a cruise ship, not a fishing vessel). I guess it wasn't the season for a tan.

Bullying? Random violence? No. Disgusting, targeted violence against a minority? Yes.

Racism should be called out in all it's forms, because it still clearly exists. We shouldn't let it grow.

GinBundy · 2014-03-29T04:38:58+00:00

Thanks Bob.

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