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You're omitting part of the story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Sicknick#D.C._medical_examiner_report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Br

You're omitting part of the story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Sicknick#D.C._medical_examiner_report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Sicknick#D.C._m... >Diaz told the Washington Post that there was no evidence that Sicknick had an allergic reaction to chemicals or was otherwise injured, but stated that "all that transpired played a role in his condition." >Dr. Cyril Wecht, a forensic pathologist, said that Sicknick's manner of death could have been classified as accidental, a homicide, or undetermined. It sure would be a strange coincidence if his stroke was entirely unrelated as you say.

TMWNN 5y ago
"all that transpired played a role in his condition" just means that when something medical happens to someone, obviously everything before the event is evaluated. That doesn't change the fact that a) Sicknick was never hit by a fire extinguisher, contrary to the early frenzied media reports—corrected weeks after the fact, if at all—that linked such a blow to his death (and contrary to his family, which always insisted that he had never been attacked so) b) the autopsy specifically looked for some causal effect from the pepper spray and his death, and found nothing Wecht did not examine Sicknick but claims to be "shocked, amazed" by the "natural" verdict for the officer's death. He does so using a worker's comp example, which is inapplicable in this case. Were it applicable, every single time a police officer dies of a heart attack or stroke a day after a stressful event, the pathologist should rule that death as "non-natural", which of course is nonsense. Heck, Wecht goes further and says—again, without having participated in the autopsy—that there is a strong case for ruling the death a homicide! Good grief.
- dang 5y ago
  Please stop using HN for political and ideological battle. We've already had to ask you this. If you keep it up, we're going to have to ban you, because it's destructive of what this site is supposed to be for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

TMWNN 5y ago

"all that transpired played a role in his condition" just means that when something medical happens to someone, obviously everything before the event is evaluated. That doesn't change the fact that a) Sicknick was never hit by a fire extinguisher, contrary to the early frenzied media reports—corrected weeks after the fact, if at all—that linked such a blow to his death (and contrary to his family, which always insisted that he had never been attacked so) b) the autopsy specifically looked for some causal effect from the pepper spray and his death, and found nothing Wecht did not examine Sicknick but claims to be "shocked, amazed" by the "natural" verdict for the officer's death. He does so using a worker's comp example, which is inapplicable in this case. Were it applicable, every single time a police officer dies of a heart attack or stroke a day after a stressful event, the pathologist should rule that death as "non-natural", which of course is nonsense. Heck, Wecht goes further and says—again, without having participated in the autopsy—that there is a strong case for ruling the death a homicide! Good grief.

dang 5y ago
Please stop using HN for political and ideological battle. We've already had to ask you this. If you keep it up, we're going to have to ban you, because it's destructive of what this site is supposed to be for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html