Because, just like a mug shot or fingerprint card, it's collected at the time of booking with several sworn officers present. And, just as mug shots and fingerprints can be used as a baseline when fingering a suspect, this is a similar investigative tool to be used to identify the suspect or suspects, and is only one small part of a massive portfolio of evidence in a case. Granted, I can see this being heavily appealed when (if?) it ever comes into regular use, but the other two visual ID methods have stood the test of time. We shall see.
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I don't see how this can be used as evidence...what's to say the image being used for comparison wasn't mocked up in Photoshop?
"Your honor, this photo we have of a tattoo matches the suspect's tattoo exactly."
"Where did you get the photo?"
"Um, well, um...."
Because, just like a mug shot or fingerprint card, it's collected at the time of booking with several sworn officers present. And, just as mug shots and fingerprints can be used as a baseline when fingering a suspect, this is a similar investigative tool to be used to identify the suspect or suspects, and is only one small part of a massive portfolio of evidence in a case. Granted, I can see this being heavily appealed when (if?) it ever comes into regular use, but the other two visual ID methods have stood the test of time. We shall see.