Fingerprints

Lin Rong, Chinese National, Entered Japan Illegally Using "Altered" Fingerprints

Posted 12.07.2009 | World


Lia Ring, a Chinese national, had surgery to "remove and interchange" her fingerprints so she could enter Japan illegally, the Metropolitan Police Dep...

Dwight Gomas, Wrongfully Accused Inmate, Spent 17 Months In Rikers Because Of Botched Fingerprints

New York Daily News | John Marzulli | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


An innocent Georgia man spent 17 months on Rikers Island on robbery charges before a sharp-eyed detective noticed he was the victim of mismatched fing...

Screw CSI: The Chandra Levy Case Reveals, Once Again, Police Can't Find Their Asses with Both Hands

Stanton Peele | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media


Stanton Peele

What depresses me about Law & Order is not that they expeditiously solve crimes every week through meticulous sleuthing. It's that real law enforcement, crime labs, and investigatory agencies virtually never get things right.

UK Spends Billions On Controversial High-Tech ID Cards, Forgets Card Readers

Crunch Gear | Devin Coldewey | Posted 03.09.2009 | World


This has to be one of the dumbest things I've heard in a long time. The UK has spent £4.4 billion ($6.6bn US) on a controversial high-tech National I...