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Audit: 36 Maryland Police Custody Deaths Misclassified as Non-Homicides
Above: The Maryland state Forensic Medical Center on West Baltimore Street is home to the office of the chief medical examiner. Image copyright: Amy Davis/Contributor/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
The Spin
Left narrative
These misclassifications in Maryland reflect deep-rooted systemic issues in the medical examiner's office that have denied justice to families and protected officers from accountability. These determinations have made it nearly impossible to bring criminal charges or win wrongful death lawsuits. Tragically, this has been a problem nationwide for years and more needs to be done about it.
Right narrative
These findings do not suggest intentional or malicious conduct based on race or pro-police biases by medical examiners. The vast majority of law enforcement professionals perform their duties with integrity. Holding professionals accountable for errors is essential — but so is rejecting narratives that rush to assume hidden agendas or systemic efforts to protect police.