Colin Kaepernick launches new initiative to offer autopsies for police-related deaths
NPR, February 24, 2022: Colin Kaepernick launches new initiative to offer autopsies for police-related deaths
“Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick announced the start of a new initiative to offer free second autopsies to family members of anyone whose death is ‘police-related.’
“The Autopsy Initiative, offered through Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp organization, will provide free, secondary autopsies conducted by board-certified pathologists who will disclose the preliminary findings and issue the final autopsy reports to families.
“The autopsy can be requested by anyone with a close relationship with the victim — such as a spouse, partner, relative, close friend or lawyer. The autopsy must be authorized by a legal representative, according to the organization.”
Additional reading:
Know Your Rights Camp: Autopsy Initiative
The New York Times, April 14, 2021: With George Floyd, a Raging Debate Over Bias in the Science of Death
