forensics fetish

If I wasn't a journalist/writer, then what would I be? A forensics specialist. I first learnt about this exciting science when I got hooked on to CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) on Star World. Basically perpetrators are tracked down through DNA found in saliva, blood, hair fibres or skin.

In the US, they have a fascinating array of equipment for detection of parts of the human body a.ka. blood, hair, fibres etc, and it will be a while before we in India ever reach that level of investigation of violent crimes.

Down here, unsolved cases are handled through severe beatings behind locked doors. It has worked for so long that no one even cares anymore. Human Rights was never an issue here in any case. But its a different matter elsewhere. There if the cops catch the wrong person there's hell to pay.

Interesting tidbit: All unidentified victims in the US are called John Doe (male) or Jane Doe (female).

Shows that I never miss: New Detectives on Discovery, CSI, sometimes Law and Order. They prove that all crimes can be solved even if one can't place the identity of the victim.