Submission Statement: Wrongful conviction is one of the most significant failures of the justice system and the compensation for time stolen is an important factor of justice. Its impediment is conversation-worthy. Plus, it’s a topic that doesn’t come up much
FallenMeringue on
!ping scalawag&broken-windows
BasedTroutFursona on
Damn, $480k is not nearly enough for 42 years.
bigdicknippleshit on
That is waaaaaaaaaay too little. I’ve seen people win more over the most frivolous shit. That’s like half a lifetime.
Vegetable_Average_30 on
I know that’s not the point of the article: Still, the amount is, of course, ridiculously small given how long he spent in prison, and it should be at least ten times that.
I find this particularly baffling because the sums you can potentially get if you slip on someone’s driveway in the US are so enormous (compared to Europe).
mpregordie on
Everything about this is fucked up. Even if he actually did it, that sentence is way too harsh.
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Submission Statement: Wrongful conviction is one of the most significant failures of the justice system and the compensation for time stolen is an important factor of justice. Its impediment is conversation-worthy. Plus, it’s a topic that doesn’t come up much
!ping scalawag&broken-windows
Damn, $480k is not nearly enough for 42 years.
That is waaaaaaaaaay too little. I’ve seen people win more over the most frivolous shit. That’s like half a lifetime.
I know that’s not the point of the article: Still, the amount is, of course, ridiculously small given how long he spent in prison, and it should be at least ten times that.
I find this particularly baffling because the sums you can potentially get if you slip on someone’s driveway in the US are so enormous (compared to Europe).
Everything about this is fucked up. Even if he actually did it, that sentence is way too harsh.