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Forensics: Covid deniers in Florida. Authorities: Men posed as US marshals to avoid wearing masks
Stupid seems to run in this family. Investigators learned the men had never been employed as U.S. marshals or by the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service. — Read on http://www.wapt.com/article/authorities-men-posed-as-us-marshals-to-avoid-wearing-masks/35552641
Forensics: On the eve of the #AAFS2021 meeting, the last 4 years of stagnation of forensic reform is reviewed.
Very comprehensive look at the obstinance of hard-core deniers of scientific progress in police crime labs. Written by Liliana Segura and Jordan Smith. theintercept.com/2019/05/05/forensic-evidence-aafs-junk-science/
Forensics: Bitemark believer at the #AAFS2021 online conference carries on the myth.
Reading Richard Souviron always leaves me confused. What the heck. Is he saying bitemark patterns are still reliable means to direct the police investigations? I think so. What’s the error rate regarding your personal selection from your personal casework? 100%? … Continue reading
Forensics: Police violence against children. Black girls are often treated like adults during police encounters, experts say. Rochester is just one example
Unacceptable violence against children of color by police. White girls get much more deference than Black girls. Rochester police had handcuffed a 9-year-old Black girl and put her in the back of a police car last month when an officer … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, human rights violations, SWAT
Tagged police violence against children of color.
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Forensics: Footprints can tell about the body size-A research to be presented in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Conference
Conclusion: Fatter means larger, thinner means smaller. Am I missing something? CHANDIGARH: A research conducted by Dr. Kewal Krishan, Associate Professor and former Chairperson of the Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh and his student Dr. Richa Mukhra has shown … Continue reading
Forensics: Four Inspiring Female Scientists Tell Us How They Ended Up at the Innocence Project
Best of the best. Plus a cute little Chu(ie). Four Inspiring Female Scientists Tell Us How They Ended Up at the Innocence Project — Read on innocenceproject.org/women-in-stem-forensic-science-psychology/
Forensics: rTrumps legacy of covid deaths – The Lancet
Free access. Just have to register. The numbers increased exponentially in the opinion of these authors. The causal relationships are clear. Public policy and health in the Trump era – The Lancet — Read on http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32545-9/fulltext
Posted in AAFS, Mass Disaster recovery
Tagged covid deaths, tRump incompetent covid policies
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Forensics: The Cattorney was a forensic scofflaw. Grits for Breakfast: Dallas News to AG: Don’t go looking for trouble by nixing arson review
The viral vid of the Zoom “I am not a cat” lawyer didnt tell his entire story. Grits for Breakfast: Dallas News to AG: Don’t go looking for trouble by nixing arson review — Read on gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2013/10/dallas-news-to-ag-dont-go-looking-for.html
Forensics: Houston Doctor Fired for Giving Away Doses of Covid Vaccine
Some DAs have no soul. Especially in Texas. As usual politicians continue to screw-up public health response to the pandemic. This guy has been professionally lynched. Ten doses of the Covid-19 vaccine would expire within hours, so a Houston doctor … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, prosecutorial misconduct
Tagged prosecutorial misconduct, wasting covid vaccine
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Forensics: Junk psychology “experts” at the center of Texas and the Racist Machinery of Death
Very good read by Jordan Smith. You can add the ABFO bitemarkers to this list of experts enabling the death penalty in TX and elsewhere. In his new book, journalist Maurice Chammah explores the rise and fall of capital punishment … Continue reading
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