BlazeCanadian photographer Francois Brunell searches and photographs similar people, but who are not related to each other. He has currently done about 200 couple portraits.
TomMaszMakes you wonder how many people got jailed for a crime they didn't commit before the widespread use of fingerprints and DNA just because they resembled someone else.
CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]People still do.
I can’t find the study but people over estimate whether someone looks familiar, especially in stressful situations.
There are people in prison right now because they look like the perpetrator.
Imma give you a guess as to the races of these people.
The wikipedia article on eyewitness testimony goes into more detail.
interrobangThe book ‘Picking Cotton’ is a hard read, but its nonfiction about a woman realizing she identified the wrong man for SA. Its excellent.
UltragigagiganticWhy do you think the homicide clearence rate has plummeted? Can’t just swing by a random black person, beat the shit out of them, and pin a crime on them like you used to.
teftHappens all the time. Just look up prison doppelgänger and you’ll get a bunch of hits. One guy spent 17 years falsely imprisoned.
Step 1: Don’t be black.
Step 2: Don’t be born before 1960.
Actually nevermind lol.
If you want to listen to a fun episode of Behind the Bastards regarding this topic:
Behind the Bastards: Part One: The Bastards of Forensic Science
Part One: The Bastards of Forensic Science - Behind the Bastards
Forensic Science is supposed to provide perfect certainty in the most serious criminal cases. What if it's all a bunch of bullshit? Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to talk about all the myriad cons in forensic "science.”