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The Fifth Estate: Diagnosis Murder (tonight at 9PM EST on CBC)

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http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/2011-2012/diagnosismurder/

It's a scenario as horrifying as it is heartbreaking: a frustrated parent ... a baby that just won't stop crying ... and suddenly, what were tender, cradling arms become instruments of death. At least this is how Shaken Baby Syndrome has been characterized in countless court cases in recent years. But what are the scientific foundations of this diagnosis?

Gillian Findlay examines the conventional wisdom around Shaken Baby Syndrome, discovering that those who question it often feel targeted by those who believe passionately in it. And yet new science suggests the so-called syndrome may be a physical impossibility.
Listening to the story of Zabeth and Paul Baynes on the radio this morning was quite an eye-opener.
 
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While there are certainly some people who have killed babies in this manner, one should always bear in mind the former doctor Charles Smith. He was a pathologist who, without proper training, testified in many "shaken baby" cases, resulting in innocent people being jailed or losing their kids. Many of the convictions resulting from his testimony have been overturned and Ontario has compensated the former accused. Of course, how do you compensate a parent who's child has been permanently removed? Or someone who has spent years in prison?
 
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