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Continued Editorial Commentary on Todd Willingham & Forensics

By Steve Hall

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial is, "Re-examining the evidence in Willingham case."  It appeared in the Tuesday edition. If an automaker discovers that a faulty design is making some of its cars accelerate without warning, the company doesn't just make fixes going forward, it inspects older models to repair the defect.If a material used in manufacturing, such as lead paint, is a health hazard, the government doesn't just block its sale but requires the product's removal to prevent harm.If Texas used flawed science to convict criminal defendants of arson, why wouldn't it be imperative to re-examine the evidence to make sure that previous findings are accurate and to avoid recurrences?That's the big-picture question looming over the Texas Forensic Science Commission's investigation into the case of Cameron Todd Willingham...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 06, 2010 (boomark / email).