PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Kudo's to Shree Paradkar and the Toronto Star for putting the spotlight on this troubling, on-going trial which has all the makings of a miscarriage of justice and a perversion of forensic pathology and sound police investigation. The Star has accompanied the story with an array of valuable links. I do not use the words "Must Read" lightly:
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STORY: "Aarushi Talwar murder: A look at one of India's most notorious trials," by Shree Paradkar, published by the Toronto Star on January 26, 2013.
GIST: "When I tell my cousins’ story to non-Indians, the reaction is usually shock and puzzlement. How can a country have democracy and anarchy in equal measure? How can an IT powerhouse accept outdated forensics and investigative techniques? The answer is simple. There are many Indias. I grew up in one of them. I lived in the same cocoon as Nupur, Rajesh and about 350 million middle-class Indians — a third of the country. Members of that group enjoy varying degrees of luxury; we had maids, cooks and drivers. Human rights, sciences and the arts are discussed within this cocoon. The police operate outside of it. I knew they were not like Law & Order SVU. I did not expect yellow tape around a crime scene. I did expect police to protect it by at least shutting doors. It came as a shock an investigative system could fail so badly."
The entire story can be found at:
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
STORY: "Aarushi Talwar murder: A look at one of India's most notorious trials," by Shree Paradkar, published by the Toronto Star on January 26, 2013.
GIST: "When I tell my cousins’ story to non-Indians, the reaction is usually shock and puzzlement. How can a country have democracy and anarchy in equal measure? How can an IT powerhouse accept outdated forensics and investigative techniques? The answer is simple. There are many Indias. I grew up in one of them. I lived in the same cocoon as Nupur, Rajesh and about 350 million middle-class Indians — a third of the country. Members of that group enjoy varying degrees of luxury; we had maids, cooks and drivers. Human rights, sciences and the arts are discussed within this cocoon. The police operate outside of it. I knew they were not like Law & Order SVU. I did not expect yellow tape around a crime scene. I did expect police to protect it by at least shutting doors. It came as a shock an investigative system could fail so badly."
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1320111--aarushi-talwar-murder-a-look-at-one-of-india-s-most-notorious-trials
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses several thousand posts. The search box is located near the bottom of the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and myself get more out of the site.
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/
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.
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.
