Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: [OT] Dubious paternity tests Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 10:17:56 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 28 Message-ID: <20240409101756.00002e71@example.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:17:57 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="8dc3e0ce04a1002bec981d701157c322"; logging-data="288777"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18Uk675lQkF7TkHx0kJ8UBuMRfVmuuEh2w=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:d0r/O0OYx12VvnPIOGP9QowEsj8= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.2.0 (GTK 3.24.41; x86_64-w64-mingw32) X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240409-2, 4/9/2024), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Bytes: 2242 It seems that DNA testing isn't *quite* as conclusive as it is painted in the media. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/paternity-tests-dna-1.7164707 It seems that in this case, the DNA testing was improperly executed and evaluated while the tests themselves would actually have been reliable otherwise. Still, I wonder if this company was used in any criminal cases? If so, I'd love to be the defense attorney so that I could get my client's conviction overturned! We certainly get some glimpses of the chaos caused in people's lives when they get erroneous results from these tests. The actual father who was initially proven to NOT be the father and the man who was told was the real father when he was not, both got potentially life-altering news. It's not clear from the story whether the mother is with either man or if she is raising the baby alone. If she is raising the baby alone, the news was life-altering for both her and the baby. It's galling that the owner of this company is still in business. I'd like to see him sued for very substantial damages. Here's hoping a law firm reads about this and takes on these clients either pro bono or on a contingency basis and wins big bucks from this scumball. -- Rhino