PUBLISHER'S VIEW: (EDITORIAL): The decision of the British Medical Council finding that Dr. Waney Squier committed misconduct by misleading the courts in cases where she gave her opinion as an expert witness about shaken baby is much more than a “British” problem – it’s ramifications could lead to the wrongful conviction of innocent parents far beyond England’s borders. Until this finding can be reversed by an appellate body, it will hang over her head like a black cloud whenever she testifies in Canada, the United States or any other jurisdiction. The first question posed when the defence seeks to qualify her as an expert witness will be – aren’t you the Dr. Waney Squier found guilty of misleading the courts. Meryl and Susan Goldsmith's powerful film documentary “the Syndrome” revealed that specialists, like Dr. Squier, who dare to question the conventional wisdom on shaken baby syndrome, are coming under vicious attack. Dr. Squier now faces public humiliation – for her courageous, scientific, principled attack on this dangerous, flawed ‘theory” that she and other experts have demolished - as well as for a range of sanctions including ouster from the medical profession in the U.K. It is therefore crucial that she knows that she has the support of others throughout the world, that a strong message be given to the Medical Council before her sentencing hearing, that it’s disturbing decision is unjustified and has disturbing implications for her, others who are part of the battle against the “Syndrome,” - and that there are disturbing implications for individuals, such as parents and caregivers, who face being falsely convicted, imprisoned and destroyed.
Harold
Levy. Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
See The Syndrome's home page at the following link: "A mother of three spent 11 years in prison for killing a baby she never harmed. That’s what happens when widely held beliefs based on junk science lead to the convictions of innocent people. The explosive documentary The Syndrome follows the crusade of a group of doctors, scientists, and legal scholars who have uncovered that “Shaken Baby Syndrome,” a child abuse theory used in hundreds of U.S. prosecutions each year, is not scientifically valid. In fact, they say, it doesn’t exist. Filmmaker Meryl Goldsmith and national award-winning investigative reporter Susan Goldsmith document the unimaginable nightmare for those accused and focus on the men and women dedicating their lives to defending the prosecuted and freeing the convicted. How did the myth of “SBS” begin and who are the shocking people behind it who have built careers and profited from the theory? Both are unflinchingly identified. Shaken baby proponents want to silence their critics even as countless lives are ruined."
http://www.resetfilms.com/
See The Syndrome's home page at the following link: "A mother of three spent 11 years in prison for killing a baby she never harmed. That’s what happens when widely held beliefs based on junk science lead to the convictions of innocent people. The explosive documentary The Syndrome follows the crusade of a group of doctors, scientists, and legal scholars who have uncovered that “Shaken Baby Syndrome,” a child abuse theory used in hundreds of U.S. prosecutions each year, is not scientifically valid. In fact, they say, it doesn’t exist. Filmmaker Meryl Goldsmith and national award-winning investigative reporter Susan Goldsmith document the unimaginable nightmare for those accused and focus on the men and women dedicating their lives to defending the prosecuted and freeing the convicted. How did the myth of “SBS” begin and who are the shocking people behind it who have built careers and profited from the theory? Both are unflinchingly identified. Shaken baby proponents want to silence their critics even as countless lives are ruined."
http://www.resetfilms.com/
