Souvenirs, like after lynchings in the American South? Or do they eat them?
-M.H.-
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Body parts kept by police forces
Police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have stored almost 500 body parts and organs that are no longer under inquiry, a study has said.
The samples were kept from murder investigations and suspicious deaths from as far back as 1960.
The report from the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) said many investigations "failed" to record why samples had been kept.
Brains, hearts and human limbs were among the samples.
The study said police were in the process of "sensitively dealing" with the human tissue and informing next of kin where appropriate.
(More on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18122332)
Souvenirs, like after lynchings in the American South? Or do they eat them?
-M.H.-
is it just me or does this sound like a non-story? it's not like they kept them like trophies. like any bureaucracy they keep ridiculous amounts of records, including evidence. it's stated that these body parts were samples from investigations.
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. -Malcolm X
Bet it smells in THAT storage space.
"Nothing is more terrible than the logic of selfishness." -Karl Marx
"The founders of Marxism cautioned that one should not believe 'what each age claims and boasts about itself.' Of course this must apply also to Marxist historians."
Regardless of the sensationalist headline, I think the story is the fact they don't know why they have them because of sloppy police work, so they can't really use them in a investigation. It shows how shitty police are, when they can't even keep track of why they have someones brain.
