I'm the new guy coming into this, a couple years late, sorry, but one phrase of 3W caught my eye:
It can be the DNA evidence and the child.
DNA evidence? Since when do elders have any WT instructed comprehension of "DNA evidence"? That would only appear after the doctors, labs, and courts have investigated and ruled. There is no 'DNA overseer' in the congregation.
If you look in the WT Index under "Courts - Forensic Science you get these two articles:
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w986/15p.28TrueJustice—WhenandHow?***Sad to say, "faulty forensic evidence has already been responsible for more than its fair share of faulty convictions."
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g983/8p.6ScientistsDivided?***Take forensic science, for example. A court of appeal made the point that forensic scientists may become partisan. The journal Search notes: "The very fact that the police seek their assistance may create a relationship between the police and the forensic scientists. . . . Forensic scientists employed by the government may come to see their function as helping the police." This journal also gives the example of the IRA (Irish Republican Army) bombing cases of Maguire (1989) and Ward (1974) in Britain as bearing "eloquent testimony to the preparedness of some highly experienced and otherwise reputable scientists to abandon scientific neutrality and view their responsibilities as helping the prosecution."
Another outstanding example is the Lindy Chamberlain case in Australia (1981-82), which became the basis for the film ACryintheDark. Evidence submitted by forensic experts apparently swayed judgment against Mrs. Chamberlain, accused of murdering her baby Azaria. Although she claimed that a dingo (wild dog) had killed the child, she was convicted and sent to prison. Years later, when the baby’s dirty, bloodied jacket was found, the previous evidence did not stand up under close scrutiny. As a result, Lindy was released from prison, her conviction was quashed, and compensation was paid for wrongful conviction.
Does it sound to you like WTBTS really accepts DNA evidence? Or does it sound like they'd rather disregard the facts of modern science in favor of ancient superstitions against things they can't, or don't want, to understand? Why would they choose out-of-date cases that had bad defense lawyers as examples of "faulty forensics"?
If a child is victimized, or a woman raped, I understand that the first to be contacted should be the police who take the victim to the hospital to find any forensic residue as evidence. But not according to WT policy. No. Wait around to contact the WT Legal department. Organize an investigation. blah, blah, blah. If you want DNA evidence, you have to get it ASAP.
ATTENTION LURKERS: SEND VICTIMS TO THE POLICE OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL AUTHORITIES FIRST. LET THE ELDERS READ ABOUT IT IN THE NEWSPAPER !!!!!!!!!!!!!
