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and by the way, I was told by real forensic scientists and lawyers that CSI changed their jobs and even had an impact on real crime.

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) May 24 '10, 11:37

In court, it changed jurors' expectations regarding evidence.

In crime, it has influenced how criminals clean up after themselves or commit the crimes.

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it's been horrible for prosecutions. if juries can't get CSI level forensics, they think they can't convict someone -- nm - sideways pixie May 24, 11:39 3
- eh, they had the same complaint about Perry Mason, even Homicide LOTS said that people expected prints, DNA shoe impressions, ballistics and 4 witness -- nm - zeitgeist May 24, 11:55
- exactly. and it may very well have made criminals smarter. If that's not influential, I don't know what is. -- nm - loosilu May 24, 11:39 1
  - but it is a force for evil - witness what you both discussed, and then throw in prolonging David Caruso's career and I smell brimstone -- nm - crash davis May 24, 11:41

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and by the way, I was told by real forensic scientists and lawyers that CSI changed their jobs and even had an impact on real crime.

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