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Woman's Conviction for 1980 Murder Is Overturned — and Judge Believes Cop Did It
Humble Narcissist:
--- Quote from: Skeletor on June 24, 2024, 12:19:20 PM ---There are way too many cases like this. How much can you compensate someone who spent all these years in prison unjustly? In many cases the states have passed laws to limit the amount they pay to unjustly incarcerated people so they may end up with very little money. But why should the taxpayers foot the bill once again? The cop in this case is dead (others involved who aided and abetted or covered up for him may be alive though) but even if he was alive he would not be sent to prison or pay anything out of his pocket.
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Cape Fear showed how to deal with it. ;D
Skeletor:
--- Quote from: Dos Equis on June 24, 2024, 12:39:14 PM ---I agree.
That said, holding government officials personally liable doesn't solve the compensation problem if they don't have the money or assets to pay.
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There are ways. Sending them to prison or executing them would be a start. They currently raid all the taxpayers for something only a few criminals did, why not start raiding their collective pension fund or their union's coffers? Maybe this way the other cops/prosecutors/govt officials will be more proactive in preventing these incidents instead of being complicit and covering up the crimes of their colleagues.
Humble Narcissist:
--- Quote from: Skeletor on June 25, 2024, 11:08:11 AM ---There are ways. Sending them to prison or executing them would be a start. They currently raid all the taxpayers for something only a few criminals did, why not start raiding their collective pension fund or their union's coffers? Maybe this way the other cops/prosecutors/govt officials will be more proactive in preventing these incidents instead of being complicit and covering up the crimes of their colleagues.
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Good idea.
Dos Equis:
Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned
A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison is now free, despite objections from Missouri’s attorney general
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press and JIM SALTER Associated Press
July 19, 2024
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/courts-agree-woman-deemed-wrongfully-convicted-freed-isnt-112106794
illuminati:
--- Quote from: Skeletor on June 25, 2024, 11:08:11 AM ---There are ways. Sending them to prison or executing them would be a start. They currently raid all the taxpayers for something only a few criminals did, why not start raiding their collective pension fund or their union's coffers? Maybe this way the other cops/prosecutors/govt officials will be more proactive in preventing these incidents instead of being complicit and covering up the crimes of their colleagues.
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Spot on - Excellent points.
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