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mgraves's avatar

Continued investigation, after arrest, in these cases is extremely common. Frequently, complete forensic examination of digital devices and digital storage devices takes time, particularly if the PINs or passwords are not known by investigators. These examinations may also require additional search warrants - if, for example, applications known for the dissemination of CSAM/CSEM are located on the devices, search warrants for those accounts must be obtained and served. Then, there is the delay while the records holder seeks and compiles the information sought.

S. T. Karnick's avatar

Great article. I agree with all the points made here. Attention to the organ donation resolution is particularly urgent. Your description of the situation is quite accurate, and it is useful because few people know how different the situation is from when the initial resolution was passed. The brain death standard is wrong and destructive, and the health care industry has become increasingly perverted under the current scientifically and morally unjustifiable standard.

Carl Vehse's avatar

ACN: "Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of the Synod, suspended Mohr from the clergy roster following the arrest"

Including "Dr." when referring to LCMS President Matthew C. Harrison is similar to addressing others such as Dr. Dolly Parton, Dr. Taylor Swift, Dr. Tom Hanks, Dr. Denzel Washington, Dr. Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Bill Clinton, Dr. Hillary Clinton, Dr. Barack Obama, Dr. Michelle Obama, Dr. Joe Biden, or Dr. Donald Trump, all of whom have received honorary doctorates.

In his article, "How to Use My Honorary Doctorate with My Name?" (https://formsofaddress.info/degree-honorary/), Robert Hickey, author of Honor and Respect: The Official Guide to Names, Titles, and Forms of Address (2nd Edition, 2009, 576 pages), states, in part:

#1) Honorary-degree recipients may be addressed as Dr. (Name) orally during the ceremony or in correspondence from by the granting university as a courtesy.

#2) But recipients are not addressed orally or in writing as Dr. (Name) by other academic institutions – and not correctly addressed as Dr. (Name) in their professional/personal life. They continue to be addressed orally and in writing with the form of address to which they entitled prior to receiving the honor.

#3) They may use the pertinent post-nominal abbreviation for the honorary degree with their name if they use the words "honoris causa" with the post nominal for the degree – to note that the degree is honorary, not earned.

Other articles on the use of "Dr." for a person with only an honorary doctorate include:

"Can You Call Yourself “Dr.” with an Honorary Doctorate?" (https://www.learningsaint.com/blog/can-you-call-yourself-dr-with-honorary-doctorate)

"Are All Doctors Really Doctors? Preachers and the Honorary Doctorate" (https://www.preservedwords.com/doctor.html), by Timothy S. Morton.