One of the things that scares me about the US criminal justice system is that it relies almost entirely on magical thinking and torture to secure convictions. I don't believe anyone is guilty unless they were literally photographed holding the bloody knife while standing over the body and even then I'll need some convincing to rule out potential mitigating circumstances.
💯 and that made-up magic survives cuz juries buy that shit. Dumb ass nerds who show up and make it through jury selection are all the CSI Miami loving types who worship cops and love make-believe.