HereWeGoAgain
Diamond Member
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.