You don’t know if they called anyone from “forensics” or the coroners. The article doesnt say. That is the problem with popping off on stories that are incomplete. We do not know. And with the level of journalism these days we may never know.
And by the way, I know you think that the police should be held to a higher standard which says something about you. I think they ought to do their job, be decent human beings, and not embarass their families.
They flushed it. We know they didn’t, or if they did they ignored what they were told. Nobody who’s actually taken the time talk to somebody who professionally deals with human parts at a crime scene will flush them.
Being held to higher standards is part of doing their job, being decent human beings and not embarrassing their families. When you are the uniformed representative of law and order in a society you need to behave as such. Just like how fire fighters shouldn’t be the guy spraying the family grill with lighter fluid when it’s already lit, and electricians shouldn’t be turning outlets into octopi, cops should be following the laws. Making the profession look good by not doing something stupid like flushing bio-waste down the toilet is part of the job, and I’m betting their families were embarrassed when this story broke.