Its almost like we're all human beings. Jokes aside, I think this project is cool AF
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Makes 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.
Why 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.
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.
The book 'Picking Cotton' is a hard read, but its nonfiction about a woman realizing she identified the wrong man for SA. Its excellent.
A few of them look so much alike, it's uncanny.
Very cool, I wonder how he finds the matches.
It's Canada we all look the same buddy .
He's not your buddy, guy.
He’s not your guy, friend.