MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'innocence'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:36:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181920&cid=t_106253_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F31%2Fthe-situation-of-eyewitness-identification%2F Read the Innocence Project’s “Reevaluating Lineups” report on eyewitness misidentifications here (pdf). From the BBC, here are some revealing clips from their series, Eyewitness. * * * * * * * * * * * * Related Situationist posts: The Norfolk Four and the Situation of False Confessions, Memory Biases as Source of Prejudice, and The Situation of False Confessions. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181920 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:01:20 +0100 5181920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008305&cid=t_106253_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F08%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-8-2011%2F The stories you tell yourself about yourself are probably not only untrue, but could be hazardous to your health. This is particularly the case where those “stories” are negative and unconscious. I’ll share a personal story to explain what I mean. When I was about 8 or 9 years old, my dad got laid-off from his job. In order to collect unemployment, he needed to show he was actively searching for a job. One week he applied for a job as a courtesy clerk for a local supermarket. He didn’t think he would actually get it nor did he really want it. He assumed being in his thirties and working in management positions prior made him overqualified. But surprise, surprise, he got the job anyway. He remembers it as one of the most embarrassing days of his life and was a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008305 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:17:44 +0100 5008305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565884&cid=t_106253_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FCSy4bDZCbG4%2F This report from the Today Show is a reminder as to why our legal system has trials and a presumption of innocence.  The FBI Arrested Your Neighbor for Child Pornography! is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565884 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:39:01 +0100 4565884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4258838&cid=t_106253_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZYrGJ-pPqvM%2F By Daniel J. MitchellOkay, perhaps the title of this post is not quite as memorable as Charlton Heston’s famous line from Planet of the Apes, but it certainly captures my sentiments after reading an article in Slate that calls for the elimination of the $100 bill. The author, Timothy Noah, says that large bills are only for “criminals and sociopaths.” Here’s the crux of his argument. …why does the U.S. continue to print C-notes…? Technological change has reduced much further the plausible need of any law-abiding American to carry a C-note in his wallet or to stash a pile of C-notes in his mattress. Noah’s argument is unconvincing for several reasons. First, he is underestimating the degree to which “law-abiding” Americans use “Ben... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4258838 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:44:18 +0100 4258838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124520&cid=t_106253_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLfxzgi2aHi8%2F By David BoazThree years ago a Washington Post editorial conceded: “Sometimes libertarians deserve to win an argument.” “Gee, thanks,” I wrote at the time. ”I’m glad libertarian arguments against over-regulation made sense to the editorial writer in this case. But I’m disappointed in the suggestion that this is a rare occasion.” After all, libertarians and Post editorial writers no doubt agree on a lot of basic principles – private property, markets, the rule of law, limited constitutional government, religious toleration, equality under the law, a society based on merit and contract not status, free speech, free trade, individual rights, peace — though of course we disagree a lot over just how closely public policy should adhe... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124520 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:25:13 +0100 3124520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511167&cid=t_106253_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F15%2Fthe-age-of-innocence%2F You know, I can still remember being very young and how much fun it was. Or at least I think I remember it being fun. I felt safe, lacking stress or pressure, and was interested in what the great outdoors had to reveal. Now, you have to know that I lived in a pretty nice neighborhood, where the family ate dinner together, we all went to church on Sunday, and where it was OK to play in the street, ride your bicycle, climb trees and build forts. If you skinned your knee, the neighbor called your mom, and by the time you got home she had the bandage and tincture of iodine ready. I did my homework, the dishes, and played. Period. Oh, yeah, I had my sports (I rode horses), played golf, figure-skated, bowled, played badminton and croquet, and was on the rifle team. But did I run from activity t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511167 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:10:56 +0100 2511167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364958&cid=t_106253_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2FqG1nUOlKq5g%2Fpoor-justice-for-innocent.html Living a Life SentenceKelly CobiellaCBS Sunday MorningApril 19, 2009Anything can happen to anyone at anytime and good things do not always happen to good people. One of the worst nightmares that can happen in a person’s life is to be falsely imprisoned and, even worse, executed. But this recurring nightmare has been experienced by thousands of people through the years. Some spend the remainder of their lives in prison, never returning to the life they once knew. Thanks to the breakthrough of DNA evidence, many have been fortunate to be exonerated of rape and murder charges after years and even decades behind bars. Others are freed as a result of determined sleuth work on the part of supporters or loved ones, people recanting original testimonies, suppressed evidence being revealed, or th... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364958 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:45:00 +0100 2364958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1700672&cid=t_106253_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F08%2F12%2Fwhy-do-innocent-people-confess%2F Most of us look scratch our heads when we hear about an incidence of someone being found innocent, despite being convicted of a crime by a jury. We think, “How could the jury have gotten it so wrong?” But we really sit up and notice when not only an innocent person is sent to prison, not just on an eyewitness’s testimony or such, but on the convicted person’s own confession! What could lead an innocent person to confess to a crime they did not commit? Sadly, this happens far more often than you might realize. Somewhere between 20 to 25% of all DNA exonerations involve innocent people who confessed to the crime. DNA exonerations are where a crime’s evidence is re-evaluated and tested using modern DNA discovery procedures not available at the time the crime wa... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1700672 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:13:00 +0100 1700672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=493331&cid=t_106253_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fblog-post.html This child is infected with HIV/AIDS. He just happens to live inside me. When each of us can look at a child and see the innocence that is there and find compassion for all sorts of ills, why is it that we can not do the same for those of us who carry an inner child inside? Each of us has a history of choices, mistakes, good and bad luck and interactions with others from our pasts which leaves us changed in fundamental ways despite the fact that our inner child is still there...desiring love, hoping for a hug, and just wanting to be made to feel safe. Why is it that we have to judge people living with HIV/AIDS based on how they were infected? Isn't this an illness? Is it any different than cancer, heart disease, or diabetes in the respect that we make daily choices that increase or decreas... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=493331 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:13:00 +0100 493331