The services offered through the initiative include the completion of a second autopsy, disclosure of preliminary findings, and the issuance of a final autopsy report.
The initiative was announced on Wednesday on social media and on the Know Your Rights Camp’s website. Kaepernick detailed how he hopes this initiative will help.
The goal of the initiative is to eliminate concerns about the reliability of the first autopsy conducted, the objectivity of the autopsy, the risk of manipulation of evidence, potential bias on behalf of the coroner or medical examiner, or the use of faulty forensic procedures.
The initiative has its own team of board-certified pathologists who ‘will work objectively, efficiently and diligently while relying on established forensic principles when conducting the second autopsy’.
Pathology coordinator Dr. Cyril Wecht said:
The Autopsy Initiative is Colin Kaepernick’s latest effort to make a change
Colin Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since the 2016 season, where he played for the San Francisco 49ers, the same year he knelt during the national anthem to protest against racial injustice.
He began kneeling at the start of the pre-season as he felt he could not ‘stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color’.
He went unsigned throughout the 2017 season, leading to allegations that he was being blackballed by the league because of his on-field political statements. This led to Kaepernick and former teammate Eric Reid filing collusion grievances against the league, saying they were blacklisted because of protests during the national anthem at games. They reached a settlement in 2019.
Since his absence from playing in the NFL, Kaepernick has tried to inspire change by speaking out against racial injustice, leading the fight against social injustice and becoming an activist to create awareness for these issues.
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