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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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Tagged prosecutorial misconduct
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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
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
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, prosecutorial misconduct
Tagged false police reports, police perjury
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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: 4200 children in US jail facilities. Deaths Of Migrant Children Haunt Former Official As Border Surge Increases : NPR
John Sanders led U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the Trump administration. At least five children died after being detained during the last surge, and he fears “history is repeating itself.” — Read on http://www.npr.org/2021/03/17/977978891/deaths-of-migrant-children-haunt-former-official-as-border-surge-increases
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Tagged CBP child custody deaths, customs and border patrol
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Forensics: Brandon Garrett. How Do Lawyers and Jurors Perceive Forensic Evidence? | Psychology Today
Assessing lawyers vs laypeople about forensic reliability. Bitemarks being as good as fingerprints began with Ted Bundy in 1978. Bitemarkers still argue they have “science” in their favor. Real scientists say “WTF?” Criminal courts still have Bundy, Marx (a CA … Continue reading
Forensics: Junk Forensics Bill. West Virginia House Judiciary Committee Unanimously Approves Legislation to Address Wrongful Convictions
West Virginia House Judiciary Committee Unanimously Approves Legislation to Address Wrongful Convictions — Read on http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/story/news/politics/government/2021/03/16/west-virginia-house-judiciary-committee-unanimously-approves-legislation-address-wrongful-conviction/4717448001/
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, criminal justice reform, forensic evidence exaggeration, forensic fraud, Forensic Science, Forensic science misconduct, junk forensic science
Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, junk forensic science, wrongful convictions
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Forensics: Politicizing Europe’s Vaccine Suspension Driven by PR Politics instead of Science – The New York Times
I improved the lead on this NYT article. Once it became clear Germany was pausing, the pressure mounted on other governments to hold off as well, out of fear of seeming incautious and for the sake of a united front. … Continue reading
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