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In reply to the discussion: Why can you predict someone's support for Zimmerman by their stance on gun control? [View all]GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)Experts witnesses in trials, whether testifying for the prosecution or defense are paid, unless they are on staff, such as Dr. Bao. That he charges does not mean that he lies. Obviously you don't like what he says. Creationists didn't like what Dr. Gould said about evolution either. Forensic pathology has no politics, it is what it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Di_Maio
Dr. Vincent J. M. Di Maio is an American pathologist and a nationally renowned expert on the subject of gunshot wounds.[1][2] Di Maio is a board-certified anatomical, clinical and forensic pathologist, and a private forensic pathology consultant.[3] He attended St. John's University and the State University of New York (SUNY), and received postgraduate training at Duke University, SUNY, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Maryland.[4]
Di Maio is a veteran of the U.S. Army Medical Corps, and served as chief medical examiner of San Antonio, Texas until 2006, when he retired; Di Maio has more than 40 years of experience as a forensic pathologist.[4][5] He has been editor-in-chief of the Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, and a professor of the Department of Pathology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.[4] Di Maio is a fellow of the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and in 2011 he was appointed to the Texas Forensic Science Commission by Governor Rick Perry.[3][6]
Di Maio has authored or co-authored four books and numerous articles related to forensic pathology, and has won several awards for his work, including the Outstanding Service Award from the National Association of Medical Examiners.