PUBLISHER'S NOTE: (Editorial): The following video broadcast by the South Australian news show 'Today Tonight' is devoted to one of the most horrifying examples of misconduct by a pathologist that I have ever seen in decades of studying flawed pathologists and flawed pathology. Having years spent reporting the misconduct of the former doctor Charles Smith, I never dreamed that Smith could be outdone - unless, it happened to be by South Australia's former state chief forensic pathologist Dr. Colin Manock, the subject of this video. See the video for yourself. In essence, it involves inconceivable disrespect to the body of an aboriginal in a public place in the presence of the deceased man's community. As will be seen, the story is the subject of a sworn affidavit in the Derek Bromley case, which is one of hundreds of Australian cases placed in jeopardy because of the unqualified Manock's work in the case. Also shocking is the fact that in spite of their knowledge of Manock's displayed perverse inhumanity, justice officials have never brought Manock to account. That, of course reinforces the message to the aboriginal community that their lives are inferior, and not worthy of protection of the law. Although the lack of accountability is lamentable, it can never be too late for the government's errors to be acknowledged - so the same errors will not be repeated - and for a Public Commission of Inquiry to be held into Manock's conduct, not just in this outrageous case, but in dozens, if not hundreds of others. The government has nothing to lose by coming to grips with Manock, as Manock's malevolence and incompetence has already been exposed in the Henry Keogh case, and the spill-out of Keogh will be felt in possibly hundreds of other cases. But the government has a great deal to lose - including respect of the nation's aboriginals and others - if it does nothing.
Harold Levy Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
The video can be seen at:
http://www.todaytonightadelaide.com.au/stories/dr-colin-manock-part-1
See also Blogger Andrew Urban's insightful post on Colin Manock: "Blogger Andrew Urban (Pursue democracy) calls "The chronic, long term failure of the South Australian legal system to ensure that its chief forensic pathologist was suitably qualified to give evidence" 'Australia’s greatest forensic disaster' - a disaster which is "a ticking time bomb that is now about to explode, with some 400 criminal cases needing to be re-opened, the largest volume of potential wrongful convictions in a single jurisdiction in history."
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2015/09/dr-colin-mannock-blogger-andrew-urban.html
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
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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.
Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
