After Failed SPAC Merger, Colin Kaepernick Launches Autopsy Initiative to Offer a Free Second Opinion in ‘Police-Related’ Deaths

It was announced today that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is launching a program called the Autopsy Initiative, which is designed to give families of those who die in “police-related” deaths a second, free opinion.

The initiative, which is a part of Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp, collaborates with a panel of “board-certified forensic pathologists” who perform autopsies, disclose preliminary findings, and issue final reports to requesting families.

A police-related death occurs when an individual is “harmed” by police officers while using deadly force which results in the individual’s death according to their website.

The website explains that the “victim’s” first autopsy is conducted by the coroner or medical examiner in the state where the death occurred.

When a police-related death is involved, various concerns may arise including 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 use of faulty forensic procedures, the website claims.

Kaepernick told Newsweek in a statement, “We know that the prison industrial complex, which includes police and policing, strives to protect and serve its interests at all costs.”

“The Autopsy Initiative is one important step toward ensuring that family members have access to accurate and forensically verifiable information about the cause of death of their loved one in their time of need,” Kaepernick added.

We reported in December that Kaepernick’s unwillingness to do a sit-down interview with Good Morning America’s George Stephanopoulos was the nail in the coffin for his SPAC’s acquisition of The Change Co.

His SPAC, Mission Advancement, which went public in March of last year, initially raised $345 million, to purchase a socially conscious company.

It seemed that they had found the perfect fit for them earlier with a California lender that focused specifically on minority borrowers, The Change Co.

In 2016, while playing for the San Francisco 49ers, Kaepernick wore socks depicting police officers as pigs in protest of “rogue cops,” who he said put the community and other officers at risk.