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For the same reason they can't accurately portray anyone else - most of the time activity in nearly any profession is boring.

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I can't even imagine the rage that lab technicians and forensic pathologists must have felt when shows like CSI, NCIS and Bones were popular, and their job was portrayed as all sexy quirky people using lasers and holograms.

And lawyers - the "CSI Effect[0]" has apparently made proving cases with real science more difficult.

[0]https://www.thebalance.com/csi-effect-1669447

From the article you linked...

"Professionals worry that jurors may acquit guilty defendants because forensic evidence is not presented by the prosecution at trial."

How is that bad?

If jurors have unrealistic expectations about the quality, reliability and nature of forensic science based on tv, then they can't make rational judgements based on its presence or its absence.

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