Friday, January 13, 2012

THE FIFTH ESTATE SHAKEN BABY FEATURE TONIGHT


When to Watch
Tonight, Friday at 9 p.m. JAN 13
9:30 p.m. in Newfoundland & Labrador (Repeat airtimes)

For decades, the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome virtually guaranteed convictions, shattering the lives of thousands of parents, babysitters and families. Now new evidence questions whether the syndrome even exists, and whether some have been wrongfully convicted.


In a promotional video of an interview this subject is discussed for five minutes – good introduction. Paul and Zabeth Bayne are interviewed.
CBC News: 'Shaken Baby Syndrome?'
Reporter Gillian Findlay sits down with CBC News Network's Heather Hiscox. In the interview, they discuss research that suggests that the widely accepted shaken baby syndrome may actually be a physical impossibility. http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/2011-2012/diagnosismurder/news.html

If you are not in Canada and cannot tune in tonight, the video will be archived online for viewing around the world. And the link will be placed at this blog site.

Gillian Findlay hosts and reports for CBC Television's investigative program, the fifth estate, and she is the principal reporter tonight with video and interviews that have been researched and assembled for many months for tonight awaited feature. Here is her bio. Her colleagues are

 I AM CERTAIN THAT IT IS MERELY COINCIDENCE THAT THIS BROADCAST AIRS ON FRIDAY THE 13TH, ON ONE OF THE DARKEST STORIES OF OUR SOCIETY, WRONGLY ACCCUSED PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS. 

Diagnosis Murder
SCRIPT TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE CBC FIFTH ESTATE SITE.
"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.

"Diagnosis Murder" tells the story of several Canadian parents who say they were wrongfully accused--and the leading-edge medical researchers who believe they're telling the truth. The stakes are high: Some have gone to jail. All have had their other children taken away from them.

One couple recently had their children returned after a four-year battle. Even though the courts in B.C. cleared Zabeth and Paul Baynes of charges they had shaken their baby, the couple feel they will carry the stigma for life. Another man in Ontario has now had his case put up for judicial review, giving him hope that his name may too be cleared.

Is Shaken Baby Syndrome conclusive evidence of murder? Or is it a scientific hypothesis that has convicted an untold number of parents as killers -- when their children actually died from other causes?"

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