My physical evidence class had a field trip to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for a presentation on arson.
The presentation was punishingly boring. The forensic scientist did not tailor his presentation to his audience, so we got a science lecture. I did not understand a third of the words, and the expert’s charts were incomprehensible.
And of course certain gunners students asked questions.
Lots of questions.
One of my classmates asked over 10 questions, about the science lecture. I’m not one to hate on the intellectual curiosity of others. Good for them.
But it was ridiculous.
I asked one question: “How does your forensic work come into play during trial?”
The scientist balked at the question, said he was getting to it, and then did not give a straight answer when another student re-asked that question at the end of his presentation.
Fail.
After the presentation we got a tour of the bureau. Here are some pictures!
