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Originally posted by LubeMaster77


Maybe one of the cops on the board can answer these questions as well:

1) Do CSI staff get that involved with a crime and actively pursue the perp? Cain et al always seem to be Johnny-on-the-spot when it comes to snagging these bad guys.

2) Why do they use there flashlights so often? Why not turn on the lights - heck, bring in some floods and really get a good look at the crime scene.

Normally in every lab they are supposed to wear eye protection reguardless as well as pulling their hair back at least.

I have spent my fair share in labs of all sorts except crime labs. I always wondered why hot, smart babes were not around. Come to find out, all the hot, smart babes with an interest in science all work in the crime labs.

The wife of one of my coworkers worked in the Atlanta crime lab and now works in the lab here in Houston. She hates the CSI shows because they are so unrealistic. I've also read an article where National Geographic interviewed some CSI type folks who also hated the show.

From my buddies wife. The people that work in the lab, always work in the lab. They don't collect evidence, there are people in the field who are cops that do that. She works specifically with chemicals, for instance, she can take a paint chip from a car and tell you the make, year, original or repaint, etc.... She never works with blood or DNA, they have another group that does that. So the various people are specialized in what they do and don't generally collect and analyze evidence as well as interogate suspects.

In the national geographic article they said that they aren't that well trained, they don't have the fancy equipment because the budgets can't afford it, and the tests results don't get returned that quickly.