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Relive the Past in Jaw-Dropping Detail!

HistoryPorn is for photographs (or, if it can be found, film) of the past, recent or distant! Give us a little snapshot of history!

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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two Italian anarchists convicted and sentenced to death in an unjust trial in the USA, picture taken 1923 (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyporn@lemmy.world

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Regardless of their innocence or guilt, the trial is widely regarded as farcical and unjust, even at the time.

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[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

So much of forensics is cargo-cult "science" that starts with a conclusion and works backwards to prove it. Furthermore, the analysis is frequently subjective and without a control.

Here is an article on ballistics testing in particular that highlights some criticisms.