I_Am_Weasel: Just because they're efficient? Don't give me that line.They're a crack team of drug testers, they're the police world's heroes and heroines.

I aught to smack you.

Hey, there's no need to jump to conclusions here.

For all we know, they might very well have a time machine.

loveblondieo: From the article:

User comments are not being accepted on this article.

I wonder what happened there.

Dunno, maybe people with undeserved criminal records, mandatory drug counseling and community service are outraged?

I see nothing wrong with that. For instance, I know I will have a .26 BAC by 9pm tonight. See? That was easy!

Maybe they're using one of those fancy cutting-edge quantum computers that produce immediate results so long as somebody gets around to inputting the data eventually.

Result: Guilty

Uh, guys; this was a pregnancy test.

loveblondieo: From the article:

User comments are not being accepted on this article.

I wonder what happened there.

A while back the Austin Chief of Police filed a law suit to get the identities of all people commenting on Statesman stories and won. My guess is it's a lot easier to just not allow any comments on certain stories.

Degenz: loveblondieo: From the article:

User comments are not being accepted on this article.

I wonder what happened there.

A while back the Austin Chief of Police filed a law suit to get the identities of all people commenting on Statesman stories and won. My guess is it's a lot easier to just not allow any comments on certain stories.

What a douche.

Its Texass, they don't believe in science. If god says it's drugs, by golly it's drugs.

muck4doo:


What a douche.

Yep, come to Austin for 6th St. bars.
Stay for the no refusal blood draws.



http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-police-announce-No-Refusal-weekend-fo r -Super-Bowl-138643544.html (new window)

Damnit.

Link (new window)

Texas, right?

Checks.

Yep.

Foundling: Result: Guilty

Uh, guys; this was a pregnancy test.

You obviously don't watch Maurry.

/People who watch that show willingly, while not on thier death bed home sick from school or work, worry me.

Well, that'll help the Houston PD Crime Lab get through their 6,600 rape kit backlog in no time!

This will save the police the effort of falsifying the results themselves. It's more cost effective.

FTFA: In October 2010, the DPS and the Texas Rangers cleared the lab of the allegations with a round house kick.

/FTFY

Quantum science has taken an amazing leap.

"...raises a few eyebrows"

I'd have gone with "dialates a few pupils".

/dnrtfa

Evidently the test relies on the endochronic properties of resublimated thiotimoline.

Does this mean that Michael Irvin will finally be exonerated?

umad: "It's a difference of opinion in how we report substances," Gibbens said.

Yeah, there are many ways to determine if something is a drug. One lab might look at the chemical composition of a substance while another could look at the physical characteristics. If it is green and leafy, then it is weed. White and powdery is coke etc. I'm sure both methods are just as accurate. What is the big deal?

Oddly enough, you're about right. Some labs will do a microscopic analysis on cannabis. Apparently, it has little hairs or something that are pretty unique. But that's not kosher on its own, you're supposed to do real work to make sure. See SWG-DRUG. And I'd love to know if they're ASCLD-LAB accredited or if it's some BS agency. Also, any scientist who falsifies results, especially in a criminal case, should be removed from the gene pool.

Blargosaurus: This is what happens when you let ZZ Top run your crime lab.

Yeah well I can spot a lesbian from across the room.

FTFA: "It's a difference of opinion in how we report substances," Gibbens said.


You see, it's just the ol' "Do we do the rigorous testing we're paid to do? Or just write up our best guess after taking a lick?" dilemma ... It's all a matter of personal preference, you have to understand. Some places choose their way, we choose ours. You don't see us going and telling them which way is right for them, now do you?. Sure, disagreements are bound to bound to crop up now and then, but that's no reason we shouldn't all get along, since (thank goodness) nothing important is riding on any of this.

umad: "It's a difference of opinion in how we report substances," Gibbens said.

Yeah, there are many ways to determine if something is a drug. One lab might look at the chemical composition of a substance while another could look at the physical characteristics. If it is green and leafy, then it is weed. White and powdery is coke etc. I'm sure both methods are just as accurate. What is the big deal?

No that is actually an inaccurate way. Weed is pretty universal but all kinds of drugs can be white and powdery. Ive seen DMT come in crystals resembling meth and a white powder resembling coke. I carry legal THC concentrates, hash and derivatives all the time that can resemble heroin. The tarry residue inside pot pipes many pot smokers scrape out is often a dead ringer for heroin as well. Thats just off the top of my head, Im sure other Farkers could name more. The common stuff is pretty recognizable, but beyond that it can be virtually impossible to differentiate drugs without chemical inspection.

For a drug lab to be releasing evidence for conviction and not providing 100 percent accurate results is inexcusable. Just making up drug results as its convenient for them to imprison people.

D_Evans45: umad: "It's a difference of opinion in how we report substances," Gibbens said.

Yeah, there are many ways to determine if something is a drug. One lab might look at the chemical composition of a substance while another could look at the physical characteristics. If it is green and leafy, then it is weed. White and powdery is coke etc. I'm sure both methods are just as accurate. What is the big deal?

No that is actually an inaccurate way.

Speaking of inaccurate, you need to have your sarcasm meter re-calibrated.

At least this is happening in a state that doesn't execute people at an alarming rate, including the mentally retarded. Otherwise, I'd be upset. prolly.

lilbjorn: Texas, right?

Checks.

Yep.

Not really; it is what real Texans refer to as the Peoples Republic of Austin.

2008 Presidential Elections Results in Travis County, Texas

Link (new window)

Popular Vote
Barack Obama (64%)
Others (2%)
John McCain (34%)

Degenz: loveblondieo: From the article:

User comments are not being accepted on this article.

I wonder what happened there.

A while back the Austin Chief of Police filed a law suit to get the identities of all people commenting on Statesman stories and won. My guess is it's a lot easier to just not allow any comments on certain stories.

Last Spring the Statesman claimed they were changing their forum or website, and that it was only temporary. I guess it wasn't.

Ah Texas, the Iran of the US