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Forensics: The US needs one of these. Is the UK’s Forensic Regulator role fit for purpose?
If the US had a national regulation of forensic methods and practices, its first target would be getting rid of the self-certifying bitemark board zealots who lied about having “science” to these national committees of real scientists: Two Congressional hearings … Continue reading
Forensics: The AR-15 Is Different: What I Learned Treating Victims
A military weapon has become “America’s favorite gun.” It started in 2008. Scared white guys fearing Barack Obama. They weren’t the first mass-shooting victims the Florida radiologist saw—but their wounds were radically different. — Read on http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/what-i-saw-treating-the-victims-from-parkland-should-change-the-debate-on-guns/553937/
Forensics: Medical testing fraud. SF poop-testing startup, once compared to Theranos, charged in $60M fraud scheme
Im sure there are similar frauds in startup covid testing “entrepreneurs.” Start with Florida. A married pair of San Francisco entrepreneurs were indicted Thursday on multiple federal… — Read on http://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/ubiome-richman-apte-sec-filing-charges-fraud-16042042.php
Forensics: Gaffe? Let’s get real. NYC’s 5 DA offices wound up with recordings of confidential jailhouse calls.
These reporters are so naive. A massive gaffe that led to the wrongful recording of hundreds of confidential jailhouse calls between New York City inmates and their legal advisers spread well beyond the Bronx and Brooklyn — and dates back … Continue reading
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Forensics: Talk abt expert disagreement. Roberson evidentiary hearing ends
The DA path people claim multiple head injuries on dead child. Defense experts claim 3 foot fall. Is this science? The evidentiary hearing in the death penalty case of Robert Leslie Roberson III came to a close Wednesday, March 17 … Continue reading
Anthropology: Neanderthals Took Good Care of Their Teeth, Unlike Some of Us
No flossing? Some 46,000 years ago in what is now the Polish highlands, a Neanderthal man got some food stuck between his teeth. So he did what any self-respecting hominin would do—he reached for a toothpick, according to new research. … Continue reading
Anthropology: Kardasian Precursor: ‘Blinged out’ female ruler may be evidence of powerful women during Bronze Age | Science | AAAS
Find from Iberian site suggests women as well as men wielded power — Read on http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/blinged-out-female-ruler-may-be-evidence-powerful-women-during-bronze-age
Forensics: Don’t believe what the cops say. What secret files on police officers tell us about misconduct – Los Angeles Times
Forensic examiners beware. Two years after Senate Bill 1421 opened up police records kept secret for decades, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released a cache of disciplinary records that reveal new details about deputy misconduct. — Read on http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-19/sb-1421-sheriffs-department-disclosure
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Forensics: North Carolina sends 6-year-olds to court. Why “some” say it’s time for change.
Some? Would any forensic examiner process evidence in a case on a 6 yo kid being a “perp?” Think abt the horror a kid must endure. DAs politicizing their “tough on crime” elections. Despicable. The 6-year-old dangled his legs above … Continue reading
Forensics: Pandemic children. 268 infected in new coronavirus outbreaks at 56 schools, says Michigan’s March 15 school outbreak report
Saying kids are immune is such BS. 268 infected in new coronavirus outbreaks at 56 schools, says Michigan’s March 15 school outbreak report – mlive.com — Read on http://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2021/03/268-infected-in-new-coronavirus-outbreaks-at-56-schools-says-michigans-march-15-school-outbreak-report.html
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