Families seek answers after 2 student deaths in Carbondale
Last updated: March 14. 2015 3:46PM
ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Associated Press
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http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/ne...-answers-after-2-student-deaths-in-Carbondale
Of course the question is whether it was a real suicide or staged later to look like a suicide.
All of the detailed investigation is being done by people who may or may not have motive to skew things. A person would notice that the investigation was shifted from one department to another to avoid the appearance of conflicting interest. In a lot of places that is a bit like saying "You think it's unfair I hit you with my right hand? No problem. Here's a hit with my left hand".
At the end of the day you have to look at facts. But if someone is determined to see the investigators and the investigation as spotless then let's at least take a brief look at it. I clicked on the coroner's PDF link above. It reeks of theater. I'm not going to read it all, it's not Shakespeare. Here is one example. A crime scene investigator is asked a question. He responds "I was told that Minton had moved the body in an attempt to perform CPR." So he is referring to the suspect in a familiar way. They almost certainly know each other. The inquisitor then corrects him subtly "... namely Mr Minton's clothing."
Regardless which side you take, in order to arrive at the truth the first most important thing is going to be the actual facts that were not manipulatable.
The second thing is the context of the investigation. Is it rare for police to cover up crimes by their buddies? Or common? Or somewhere in between rare and common? Does that area and state historically have a staggering mind bending level of corruption in all sorts of official stuff?
In America talking about police corruption is sort of a game. A police officer can be caught in the most compromising situation and evidence disappears, news articles get amended or removed. A lot of people will step up to defend the police officer involved and slowly the incident disappears.
The death is very suspicious. The investigation is very suspicious. The evidence that cannot be manipulated post facto points in one direction. The evidence that could be manipulated points in another direction. The former class of evidence is quite compelling and scientific while the latter is circumstantial.
Is there any chance of a proper investigation? Very slim. Is there any law enforcement agency in America that can withstand pressure to fudge evidence? There is not. Look at the Trentadeu case.
http://kennethtrentadue.com/
If the family wants to get an investigation their only hope is to force it through publicity. Make a website. Do some research on how to buy and target online ads efficiently. Buy per mil ads on sites that are trafficked by law enforcement types.
