Movie Myths: Dinosaurs Can Be Cloned From DNA Samples
Sorry, but that DNA is long gone. Image Source: High Def Discovery News
This one is going to shatter the dreams of many one day hoping for a real life Jurassic Park. On the face of it, it sounds plausible. Dinosaur DNA is somehow preserved–by mosquitoes trapped in amber, in ice, etc–and we use it to bring back all the giant scary monsters.
But the sad truth is, it wouldn’t work. DNA simply doesn’t last that long. Some scientists claim to have found genetic material that is hundreds of millions of years old, but these claims have been hotly contested (and sometimes disproven). The oldest verified DNA samples ever recovered are less than 1 million years old. Dinosaur DNA would have to be, at least, 65 million years old. Sorry, dreamers.
Police Can’t Act Outside Their Jurisdiction
Image Source: KTLA
According to every cop movie ever made, jurisdiction is like kryptonite to police. Just make it out of the area where a cop has authority and you can start dancing a jig because, whatever you’ve done, they can’t touch you.
Real life isn’t actually so black and white. The jurisdiction rules, in fact, differ by state, by law enforcement agency and so on. Typically, an officer in pursuit of a suspect can arrest them wherever. Certain states allow city police to act well out of their jurisdiction. There’s also the matter of cross-jurisdictional agreements between different law enforcement agencies which also give cops authority outside of their own jurisdiction.
Next up: Not only is it often legal, it can earn you serious money…
