DNA test prove executed VA man guilty...

[Darat]

Oh, and actually on topic: What's with the "one in 19 million" stuff? I thought these new fangled DNA tests were supposed to include or exclude a guy to the billionths?

Depends on the tests - some can be 1 in a million odds others can be 1 in 500 and so on. DNA can be very good but like fingerprints its reliability should be taken with a big pinch of salt.

 

[C.J.]

I'm going to try to work "papaliciously infallible" into conversation today. It's a fantastic phrase.

 

[azazal]

He had always maintained his innocence. For the anti-death penalty crowd, that is all the evidence they need. "We killed an innocent man" they cried! And yet now, they are oddly silent.

From FOX - http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,181542,00.html

James McCloskey, executive director of Centurion Ministries, had been fighting to prove Coleman's innocence since 1988. The two shared Coleman's final meal together — cold slices of pizza — just a few hours before Coleman was executed.

"I had always believed in Roger's complete innocence. In my view, he had no motive, means, or opportunity to do this crime. I now know that I was wrong. Indeed, this is a bitter pill to swallow," said McCloskey, adding he felt betrayed by Coleman. "Even though the results are far different than I expected, and even though this particular truth feels like a kick in the stomach, I do not regret that this effort has at last brought finality to all who have had an interest in this matter."

 

[Darat]

What a refreshingly candid response to evidence!