[brvsft]

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[ulrikrasmussen]

From TFA:

There is no doubt that shaking a child can cause injuries, including those that comprise the shaken baby syndrome triad. Newer research, however, has shown that shaking is not the only way to cause those injuries: They can also result from an accidental “short fall” (e.g., falling off a bed) as well as from other medical causes (e.g., pneumonia, improper medication)—all of which were true of Roberson’s daughter. In fact, a 2024 study found that the injuries historically used to diagnose shaking are actually more likely to result from accidents than from shaking.

[brvsft]

So I think we all understand that the headline is inaccurate, that the only thing that has been discredited is its diagnosis or use as evidence of child abuse.

It should bother people to read crappy arguments like the one contained directly in the first sentence of an article like this. As a staunch advocate against the death penalty, that sort of intentional deception weakens the case.

[KennyBlanken]

Don't feed the trolls, please.

[1123581321]

Shaking your baby is harmful. “Shaken Baby Syndrome” was a mistaken thinking that certain kinds of brain damage had only one possible cause.

[adgjlsfhk1]

more that if a baby dies from being shaken, there will be physical evidence

[brvsft]

Then I find [the first sentence of] the title obnoxious.

[jfax]

They're saying it doesn't amount to a syndrome.

[olddustytrail]

As long as you don't twist and shout