NEW YORK TIMES TV REVIEW: 'The system' on Al Jazeera America, examines U.S. Justice," by Mike Hale, published on May 16, 2014.
SUB-HEADING: "True crime, with an analytic leaning."
GIST: "Based
on the first two episodes, any worries about objectivity would be
misplaced. “The System” is sober and judicious, more melancholy than
judgmental, and it appears to make a good-faith effort to represent all
sides of the issues it takes on, starting with false confessions and
mandatory minimum prison sentences.........Mr.
Berlinger presents a large, complicated, sometimes heartbreaking
picture in which family members, law enforcement officials and
politicians find themselves on different sides of the issue in
unexpected ways. It bodes well for the remaining episodes."
TONIGHT'S EPISODE: (Sunday June 1, 2014): "Nearly 20 years later, the fates of two men are still entangled in the FBI’s faulty hair analysis from all those years ago. Both men were found guilty of multiple murders and now one is on the outside, recently released and waiting for a retrial, while the other, after coming within hours of actual execution, is hoping that long-awaited DNA testing will finally prove his innocence."
TONIGHT'S EPISODE: (Sunday June 1, 2014): "Nearly 20 years later, the fates of two men are still entangled in the FBI’s faulty hair analysis from all those years ago. Both men were found guilty of multiple murders and now one is on the outside, recently released and waiting for a retrial, while the other, after coming within hours of actual execution, is hoping that long-awaited DNA testing will finally prove his innocence."
The entire review can be found at:
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
Dear Reader. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog. We are following this case.
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.ca/2013/12/the-charles-smith-award-presented-to_28.html
I look forward to hearing from readers at:
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Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog;
