system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why does it take a few days to get DNA tests complete for the NY escaped convicts but it takes months to get DNA results in sex crime investigations?
gpt
It's just a matter of prioritization. For the backed-up case load it wouldn't make sense to do the new one first. But the escaped fugitives are a priority so they push it to the front of the line. The tests don't actually take long.