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In Texas you receive eighty thousand a year in compensation.
Thats pretty reasonable and would have netted the guy 3,120,000.
Still not enough in my mind but thats still a crapload of money for a guy that wouldnt likely make that much in his lifetime.
Why does this even merit consideration? He had 39 years of his life taken from him. That's all that counts.
The issue is who should pay for it.
If the prosecution and judge/lawyers made this mistake,
why can't the taxpayers hold those people responsible.
What about the people who had PROTESTED the state all this time?
Why should all taxpayers have to pay for mistakes that were protested and contested,
just because those officials failed to "redress grievances and petitions"?
Why shouldn't ALL crime victims also receive compensation from the wrongdoers?
Why should taxpayers have to pay the housing, health care and other costs for people
who should have gotten help for their abuse or criminal issues BEFORE racking up these expenses.
We could pay for health care if taxpayers were reimbursed for all these costs of a failed criminal justice system run amok!
Agreed.In Texas you receive eighty thousand a year in compensation.
Thats pretty reasonable and would have netted the guy 3,120,000.
Still not enough in my mind but thats still a crapload of money for a guy that wouldnt likely make that much in his lifetime.
Why does this even merit consideration? He had 39 years of his life taken from him. That's all that counts.
The issue is who should pay for it.
If the prosecution and judge/lawyers made this mistake,
why can't the taxpayers hold those people responsible.
What about the people who had PROTESTED the state all this time?
Why should all taxpayers have to pay for mistakes that were protested and contested,
just because those officials failed to "redress grievances and petitions"?
Why shouldn't ALL crime victims also receive compensation from the wrongdoers?
Why should taxpayers have to pay the housing, health care and other costs for people
who should have gotten help for their abuse or criminal issues BEFORE racking up these expenses.
We could pay for health care if taxpayers were reimbursed for all these costs of a failed criminal justice system run amok!
Thats a good point. But the prosecutor isnt likely to have that kind of cash.
The only way I can see to put a stop to dishonest prosecutors and police is to give them long prison terms if they are caught doing anything hinky.
So what is your solution for compensation? You can piss and moan all you want but the fact is no amount of money will give the guy those years back.
So what is your solution for compensation? You can piss and moan all you want but the fact is no amount of money will give the guy those years back.
I agree. The 2 or 3 million is about right - TAX FREE, but I don't think anyone would trade 40 years in prison for it.
Oh I agree,I sure wouldnt. But I'll bet you there are a lot out there that would trade five years in prison for a million bucks.
So what is your solution for compensation? You can piss and moan all you want but the fact is no amount of money will give the guy those years back.
I agree. The 2 or 3 million is about right - TAX FREE, but I don't think anyone would trade 40 years in prison for it.
Your first sentence is ignorant. You cant put a value on 39 years.What are the odds the guy would ever make two million bucks?
I will say it should be double that at least,and he shouldnt pay a dime in taxes for the rest of his life.
He was 12 when he was coerced by the cops and lived with the shame of what he had done all that time.What about the man who testified against them, then let them sit in jail for 33 years after he was an adult without ever saying a word about how he was "coerced" into falsely testifying against them...three separate times?
Edward Vernon: Imprisoned by a lie set free by the truth - CBS News
This is a very common story. It happens all the time. It's heart-breaking to read these stories on "The Innocence Project" web site. It's far more common than most people realize. When you have a system of injustice such as we have, these things will happen. When courts allow circumstantial evidence, jailhouse snitches to testify, tainted evidence, witnesses that are coerced, forced confessions, planted evidence, lying cops and investigators, corrupt lawyers, and cherry picked jurors, false convictions are bound to happen. We see the reality of this all the time.Thats right. He did 39 years in Jail. On the word of one person:
In 1975, Jackson and two of his friends, brothers Wiley and Ronnie Bridgeman, were falsely accused and convicted of the murder of Harold Franks outside a Cleveland convenience store. Jackson was 18 at the time. Wiley Bridgeman was 20, and Ronnie, now known as Kwame Ajamu, was 18.
http://abc7chicago.com/news/uva-student-from-chicago-injured-during-arrest/564344/
He's to receive close to 2 million in total but he's not bitter about jail...
"I really have to take my hat off to the prosecutors and the state for admitting their errors."
I mean...Wow
In America, you're guilty until by some miracle, you can prove your innocence. Our entire judicial system is a joke, and justice is just a nice sounding word with little meaning in our courts. Think about it the next time someone says our soldiers go to foreign soil to fight and die in the name of freedom.
Thats right. He did 39 years in Jail. On the word of one person:
In 1975, Jackson and two of his friends, brothers Wiley and Ronnie Bridgeman, were falsely accused and convicted of the murder of Harold Franks outside a Cleveland convenience store. Jackson was 18 at the time. Wiley Bridgeman was 20, and Ronnie, now known as Kwame Ajamu, was 18.
http://abc7chicago.com/news/uva-student-from-chicago-injured-during-arrest/564344/
He's to receive close to 2 million in total but he's not bitter about jail...
"I really have to take my hat off to the prosecutors and the state for admitting their errors."
I mean...Wow
You Communists constantly whine about the death penalty - isn't losing 40 years almost worse?
Your first sentence is ignorant. You cant put a value on 39 years.What are the odds the guy would ever make two million bucks?
I will say it should be double that at least,and he shouldnt pay a dime in taxes for the rest of his life.
Sorry cave chimp. You cant make me.Your first sentence is ignorant. You cant put a value on 39 years.What are the odds the guy would ever make two million bucks?
I will say it should be double that at least,and he shouldnt pay a dime in taxes for the rest of his life.
STFU spook.
He was 12 when he was coerced by the cops and lived with the shame of what he had done all that time.What about the man who testified against them, then let them sit in jail for 33 years after he was an adult without ever saying a word about how he was "coerced" into falsely testifying against them...three separate times?
Edward Vernon: Imprisoned by a lie set free by the truth - CBS News
Sorry cave chimp. You cant make me.Your first sentence is ignorant. You cant put a value on 39 years.What are the odds the guy would ever make two million bucks?
I will say it should be double that at least,and he shouldnt pay a dime in taxes for the rest of his life.
STFU spook.
Thats right. He did 39 years in Jail. On the word of one person:
In 1975, Jackson and two of his friends, brothers Wiley and Ronnie Bridgeman, were falsely accused and convicted of the murder of Harold Franks outside a Cleveland convenience store. Jackson was 18 at the time. Wiley Bridgeman was 20, and Ronnie, now known as Kwame Ajamu, was 18.
http://abc7chicago.com/news/uva-student-from-chicago-injured-during-arrest/564344/
He's to receive close to 2 million in total but he's not bitter about jail...
"I really have to take my hat off to the prosecutors and the state for admitting their errors."
I mean...Wow
Thats right. He did 39 years in Jail. On the word of one person:
In 1975, Jackson and two of his friends, brothers Wiley and Ronnie Bridgeman, were falsely accused and convicted of the murder of Harold Franks outside a Cleveland convenience store. Jackson was 18 at the time. Wiley Bridgeman was 20, and Ronnie, now known as Kwame Ajamu, was 18.
http://abc7chicago.com/news/uva-student-from-chicago-injured-during-arrest/564344/
He's to receive close to 2 million in total but he's not bitter about jail...
"I really have to take my hat off to the prosecutors and the state for admitting their errors."
I mean...Wow
