This is humanism and advocacy. Not merely “activism.” For those minimizing indigenous rights, sit down.
Program aims to preserve Indigenous history with archeological site training
— Read on www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5989035
NAGPRA backlash takes colonial bias back into public view. Indigenous rights are threatened by one anthro and a retired lawyer. Time to fight back.
Controversy embroils virtual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology
— Read on www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/04/archaeology-society-hosted-talk-against-returning-indigenous-remains-some-want-new
A team of legal experts is studying ways Ohio’s criminal justice system could be reformed so that wrongful convictions are caught and corrected earlier.
— Read on www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/the-criminal-justice-system-does-not-always-get-it-right-chief-justice-says/GCRWVLEFQBAH3OALC3LKSBOWNY/
Unnecessary.
Cops Tackled a Grandma With Dementia Picking Flowers, Bodycam Footage Shows – VICE
— Read on www.vice.com/amp/en/article/qj8487/cops-tackled-a-grandma-with-dementia-picking-flowers-bodycam-footage-shows
Its a “GOP freedom” vs mass casualty pandemic thingy.
www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-obsessed-fauci-matthew-dowd_n_60793599e4b09614f9b43af0
Garrett’s new book details injustices in police and prosecutor controlled expert crime scene analyses. His narrative includes steps to insure true quality controls, full disclosure of lab results and avoidance of cognitive biases.
John N. Prante had challenged the bite mark evidence that contributed to a murder conviction and a 75-year prison sentence.
A sweeping denial of fingerprint reliability.
More Research into Validity of Fingerprint Comparisons Needed, Forensic Report Says Courtroom testimony and reports stating that fingerprints collected from a crime scene belong to a single person lack scientific foundation.
— Read on www.aaas.org/news/fingerprint-source-identity-lacks-scientific-basis-legal-certainty
According to a recent poll, 56% of white Republicans said they were either unsure or would not take a COVID-19 vaccine if it were available to them.
— Read on www.businessinsider.com/white-republicans-more-likely-to-reject-covid-19-vaccine-2021-3
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