True Vermont

An earlier post, CSI Vermont, urged skepticism regarding conclusions of forensics laboratories and mentioned the previous inquiry into the operations of the FBI lab.  Apparently the FBI learned nothing.  Following a joint investigation, 60 Minutes and the Washington Post   reported the FBI’s use of bullet lead analysis to tie crime bullets to a specific box [...]

Green Mountain Daily has recently reported that the Vermont State Police, under the guise of implementing the Vermont Prescription Monitoring System (18 VSA §4281 et. seq.), are data mining by obtaining the entire pharmacy prescription records of everyone prescribed a Schedule II, III or IV drug – and all without a warrant. As Justice [...]