EDITORIAL: "A reformed, ethical police force is long overdue," published by the Guardian on July 22, 2012.
GIST: "If it were not for the admirable determination of the Tomlinson family, their lawyers, the campaigning charity Inquest and the video footage of a lay witness, the Crown Prosecution Service, the IPCC and the Metropolitan police would have succeeded in avoiding an investigation into Mr Tomlinson's death by suggesting that he had died of natural causes. As Deborah Cole of Inquest points out, the police watchdog's failure to treat the police version of events with "a healthy degree of scepticism" is detrimental to its independence and credibility. Poor evidence gathering, misinformation given to the family and the hiring of a discredited pathologist, Dr Freddy Patel, a choice that made it difficult for the jury last week to convict on the evidence before it, added weight to a belief that there is one law for the public and another for the police."
The entire editorial can be found at:http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/22/observer-editorial-police-reforms-must-go-far
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
I am monitoring this case. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
