Have you done prints of this complexity before? It’s not just a few parts at once. It tends to fill the whole bed with small parts. Bad adhesion anywhere can be a problem.
I agree the whole search was hinky. There’s a decent chance the backpack will be ruled inadmissible due to chain of evidence issues. If that’s the case, the prosecution’s case likely falls apart.
That requires nothing more than a couple of cops from a podunk town in rural PA fucking up the whole thing. The idea of a conspiracy to plant a gun is convoluted and unnecessary.
The defense has access to that evidence and can analyze it. When taken apart, a weapon that was printed in a non-functional state will be different from one that broke during use. Being non-functional might have missing parts or bad fitment or such. A broken 3D printed firearm would have breaks/delamination that tend to be along layer lines. The defense can call an expert to testify and tear the whole case apart.
Only dumb cops would try that. Like the cops in a small rural PA town. We already know they’re not that smart because they’ve likely fucked up the chain of evidence. Except, that alone is enough to sink the case, and we don’t need to assume anything about how the gun got there.
Have you done prints of this complexity before? It’s not just a few parts at once. It tends to fill the whole bed with small parts. Bad adhesion anywhere can be a problem.
I agree the whole search was hinky. There’s a decent chance the backpack will be ruled inadmissible due to chain of evidence issues. If that’s the case, the prosecution’s case likely falls apart.
That requires nothing more than a couple of cops from a podunk town in rural PA fucking up the whole thing. The idea of a conspiracy to plant a gun is convoluted and unnecessary.
They don’t need one that actually works to frame him…
They needed a prop they can stick in an evidence baggy, and can claim it broke after the initial couple shots, if need be.
The defense has access to that evidence and can analyze it. When taken apart, a weapon that was printed in a non-functional state will be different from one that broke during use. Being non-functional might have missing parts or bad fitment or such. A broken 3D printed firearm would have breaks/delamination that tend to be along layer lines. The defense can call an expert to testify and tear the whole case apart.
Only dumb cops would try that. Like the cops in a small rural PA town. We already know they’re not that smart because they’ve likely fucked up the chain of evidence. Except, that alone is enough to sink the case, and we don’t need to assume anything about how the gun got there.
You’re right! This entire case looks like it was put together by dumb cops.