Category Archives: AAFS

Forenscis: Texas prosecutor’s work for judge could get death row inmate new trial

Posted on February 9, 2021 by csidds

Worst of the worst. A prosecutor moonlighted on the cases of 355 defendants for nine judges. Their sentences range from probation to the death penalty. — Read on http://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2021/02/04/texas-death-row-inmate-could-get-new-trial/4255647001/

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Forenscis: Syria ‘finds body of archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad beheaded by IS’

Posted on February 8, 2021 by csidds

He died protecting his beloved Palmyra. Syria ‘finds body of archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad beheaded by IS’ – BBC News — Read on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-middle-east-55977964

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Forensics: Politicians ran this Covid -19 shitshow. Trump officials lobbied to deny states money for vaccine rollout last fall 

Posted on February 4, 2021 by csidds

Top Trump officials actively lobbied Congress to deny state governments any extra funding for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout last fall. — Read on http://www.statnews.com/2021/01/31/trump-officials-lobbied-to-deny-states-money-for-vaccine-rollout/

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Forensics: Donald Trump, the DOJ, and forensics: the administration snuck in one last push for junk science in courts.

Posted on February 4, 2021 by csidds

Apparently, high-school science is beyond the ken of these law school geniuses at the DOJ. They quack like little lame 🦆ies. Donald Trump, the DOJ, and forensics: the administration snuck in one last push for junk science in courts. — … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Donald Trump, the DOJ, and forensics: the administration snuck in one last push for junk science in courts.

Posted on February 4, 2021 by csidds

Apparently, high-school science is beyond the ken of these law school geniuses at the DOJ. They quack like little lame 🦆ies. Donald Trump, the DOJ, and forensics: the administration snuck in one last push for junk science in courts. — … Continue reading →

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Forensics: A comparison of computed tomography, X‐ray and Lodox® scans in assessing pediatric skull fractures using piglets – Spies – – Journal of Forensic Sciences – Wiley Online Library

Posted on February 3, 2021 by csidds

No magic bullet but actual cross-modality imagery testing is valuable. A comparison of computed tomography, X‐ray and Lodox® scans in assessing pediatric skull fractures using piglets – Spies – – Journal of Forensic Sciences – Wiley Online Library — Read … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Comparing three Covid-19 vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna, J&J

Posted on February 3, 2021 by csidds

In some respects, it’s easy to make direct comparisons between the three vaccines; in others, it’s more complicated. — Read on http://www.statnews.com/2021/02/02/comparing-the-covid-19-vaccines-developed-by-pfizer-moderna-and-johnson-johnson/

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Forensics: Love those molars. Neanderthal teeth hint at interbreeding with modern humans – News Centre – University of Kent

Posted on February 1, 2021 by csidds

My new forensic avatar will be a bicuspid. Bio-arch rocks! (A attempt at paronomasia). Neanderthal teeth hint at interbreeding with modern humans – News Centre – University of Kent — Read on http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/science/27738/neanderthal-teeth-hint-at-interbreeding-with-modern-humans

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Forensics: Criminality. Trump officials lobbied to deny states money for vaccine rollout last fall 

Posted on January 31, 2021 by csidds

Top Trump officials actively lobbied Congress to deny state governments any extra funding for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout last fall. — Read on http://www.statnews.com/2021/01/31/trump-officials-lobbied-to-deny-states-money-for-vaccine-rollout/

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Forensics: More on injustice in US criminal courts. Public Defenders Suffer From the ‘Stress of Injustice’: Study

Posted on January 28, 2021 by csidds

Public Defenders Suffer From the ‘Stress of Injustice’: Study | The Crime Report — Read on thecrimereport.org/2021/01/26/public-defenders-suffer-from-the-stress-of-injustice-study/

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