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And, maybe, disincenting lab results that exonerate an accused person?<\/p>\n<p>That doesn&#39;t strike me as a good setting for <i>science.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:inline;' href='http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/08\/29\/in-some-states-crime-labs_n_3837471.html'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/VzWUTF19wPQyuV0LyD7Hy9GH38EbdE7FxmQQ3PFB2BOk2nE1iRq8LdEL0EB7u5jlqsMCx7rLLw7nOPQn5pJ0_bpBOCKhsE_VBWXMt9haiZXj=w506-h910' border='0' style='max-width:650px;'\/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/08\/29\/in-some-states-crime-labs_n_3837471.html'>New Study Finds That State Crime Labs Are Paid Per Conviction<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DaveHill47\/posts\/RrJBDJib5oM'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you think you might be incenting, oh, lab results that result in convictions? Maybe? And, maybe, disincenting lab results that exonerate an accused person? That doesn&#39;t strike me as a good setting for science. 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