> this anon is correct. ballistics is mostly bs here is another big red pill many people don't know about.  fingerprint id is mostly fake also.  unless a person has some scarring or other identifiable defects, you will have the same fingerprints as many other people on this planet. everyone's patters are the same, with just very minor differences from one person to the next, but many many repeats in 8 billion people.  also, usually only a partial print of just 1 or 2 fingers is ever found. even with perfect printing of all ten digits, there can be difficulty in getting a perfect match with someone who has no scars. with just a partial print from one finger, forget about it.  they bluff and say "muh science".
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