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I completely agree with all the points you made. DNA is the most reliable source of evidence for the fact that it directly and often times unquestionably ties an individual to a crime. On the other hand, eyewitness testimonies rely on memory and as we now know that can be a problem as memory is reconstructive and that means our memories may be altered by suggestive techniques, pressure, rumor, or hearsay. Eyewitness testimonies are also particularly vulnerable to errors when the suspect’s ethnicity is different than the witness’s, leading questions are given to the witness, and when witnesses are exposed to misleading information. However, until DNA came around people were willing to dismiss results of memory research as that was the only source

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