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A nice report on and analysis of not simply individual ME performance failures, but of the potential of "event reviews" that show a system keeping secrets from itself. A reminder that these determinations are significant "upstream" from the courtroom moments that draw our attention.

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Dear Radley, excellent article. The Chico, CA, police shot, choked, K9-bitten, and tased my 34-year-old son who was in a confined bathroom. The Butte County coroner testified at the trial and lied. The officers lied. The judge steered the jury to make a quick ruling. The fix was in. Lexipol, Axon, Force Science Institute, cronyism, the public's blind support of rogue cops, and money all play into the unnecessary deaths of civilians. I had a panic attack reading the article. I was shouting out 'yes, yes, yes,' but who is listening? Feckless politicians and prosecutors are way too cozy. Killings in rural areas are more corrupt than in urban areas. What can be done?

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