“We (medical examiners) certify on the basis of our own training, personal philosophy and mood,” wrote one of my colleagues during a contentious online debate about the “correct” manner of death classification for a complex case.
“To others outside our community, we appear not to know what we are doing,...
Dr. Carol J. Huser, a forensic pathologist, has served as La Plata County coroner since January 2003. Reach her at
husercj@co.laplata.co.us
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Dr. Joseph H. Davis, former chief medical examiner in Miami and one of the most highly respected of all forensic pathologists, died March 19. He was 88 years old.
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The New York Office of Chief Medical Examiner has published a thought-provoking paper endorsing use of the concept of “suicide by cop.”
The office’s criteria for suicide by cop are:
Prior suicidal intent.
Specific intent to be shot by police.
Possession of a lethal weapon or facsimile.
