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sarisataka

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5. Exactly as the ME should do

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Jan 23, 2026, 04:38 PM

Jan 23

the ME does not determine if the death was a crime, that is the job of the legal system. The ME determines the manner of death from a limited number of options: Homicide, Suicide, Natural, Accidental, Undetermined...

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Hennepin Cty Med Examiner Classified Renee Good's death as a homcide. [View all] Baitball Blogger Jan 23 OP

That's not an out, but rather a statement of the law Abnredleg Jan 23 #1

Just me, an average layman, hoping for too much. Baitball Blogger Jan 23 #2

It's not an out. They did their job as required. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 23 #3

It's not an "out." It's not the medical examiner's job to opine as to whether a crime was committed. Ocelot II Jan 23 #4

Exactly as the ME should do sarisataka Jan 23 #5

For purposes of the M.E. report, there are only five possibilities. John1956PA Jan 23 #6