How Would You Be After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 36 Years?

fmdog44

fmdog44

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Three men were released this week after 36 years in prison for a murder they did not commit. Being interviewed they were praising God and smiling being thankful for their freedom. For me I would be mad as hell and forever bitter for being cheated out of 36 years of my life. I would probably seek out a few of the people responsible for the trial and do something that would land me back in prison.
 

fmdog44 said:
Three men were released this week after 36 years in prison for a murder they did not commit. Being interviewed they were praising God and smiling being thankful for their freedom. For me I would be mad as hell and forever bitter for being cheated out of 36 years of my life. I would probably seek out a few of the people responsible for the trial and do something that would land me back in prison.
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Were they found to be {not guilty} by reason of trial , or evidence mistake? Or were they found to be [actually] not guilty ? Which, if so, would make them truly innocent ?

More information needed @ this time, IMO.
 
rgp said:
Were they found to be {not guilty} by reason of trial , or evidence mistake? Or were they found to be [actually] not guilty ? Which, if so, would make them truly innocent ?

More information needed @ this time, IMO.
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He already told you "Three men were released this week after 36 years in prison for a murder they did not commit." What does that tell you?:unsure:
 
Terrible miscarriage of justice . All we can say is thank God they got out , and at an age where they can still get some enjoyment out of life, which will be hard for them to adjust to as they went into prison basically as children .....but at least they've got some chance of living a good few years of Freedom and hopefully they'll get that chance given to them by employers and everyone around them!!

There's too many people serving life terms who are innocent who will never feel the grass under their feet, .. ever again...!!
 
fmdog44 said:
Three men were released this week after 36 years in prison for a murder they did not commit. Being interviewed they were praising God and smiling being thankful for their freedom. For me I would be mad as hell and forever bitter for being cheated out of 36 years of my life. I would probably seek out a few of the people responsible for the trial and do something that would land me back in prison.
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I'd probably do the same. And I would also not forgive the others responsible - like prosecutors & judges. I don't care if the imprisoned were financially compensated; I'm more interested in justice than money.

On the other hand, in many of these cases of innocents being convicted, they may be innocent of the crime they were tried & convicted of, but they are habitual criminals who committed other crimes they weren't charged for.
 
Pepper said:
He already told you "Three men were released this week after 36 years in prison for a murder they did not commit." What does that tell you?:unsure:
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It tells me it needs very close scrutiny.....I have read / seen, many released on technicality, that is not the same. Since I had never heard of this case, I merely asked a question.
 
fmdog44 said:
Three men were released this week after 36 years in prison for a murder they did not commit. Being interviewed they were praising God and smiling being thankful for their freedom. For me I would be mad as hell and forever bitter for being cheated out of 36 years of my life. I would probably seek out a few of the people responsible for the trial and do something that would land me back in prison.
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I would feel just like you!!!
 
They should be given $1,000,000. a day for the rest of their lives as compensation. I read about a man who spent 12 years in prison for a rape DNA evidence proved he didn't commit, so he was released but given financial compensation. He was both angry and lost emotionally. I mean, how do you deal with that kind of suffering without serious scars. The government surely owes people like this something for all those lost years.
 
chic said:
They should be given $1,000,000. a day for the rest of their lives as compensation. I read about a man who spent 12 years in prison for a rape DNA evidence proved he didn't commit, so he was released but given financial compensation. He was both angry and lost emotionally. I mean, how do you deal with that kind of suffering without serious scars. The government surely owes people like this something for all those lost years.
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Angry? If a woman's lie caused that for me, she'd need to find another planet to live on.
I was almost in that situation. Luckily, she didn't push it. I was with a group of friends in a restaurant. She drank too much to drive home. (I didn't know she was an alcoholic), I didn't want her to kill someone on the way home & her parents' house was only 5 miles away, so I drove her home. On the way, she took an umbrella from the back seat, opened it & put it across her chest & started yelling that I was "trying something." She got louder & louder & by the time we got to her parent's house, she was tearing her blouse & scratching herself. It was 2am & neighbors were coming out of their houses. Her parents (who were quite familiar with her problem) came out, dragged her out of my car & thanked me. She was screaming about calling the police on me. Luckily (for both of us) she didn't.
That was the last time I'd ever help someone in that situation! I only need ONE close one to learn my lesson.
 
This happens every week: the poor, the ignorant, those unfamiliar with the judicial system, Asst D.A. only promoted on the number of convictions they get, Public Defenders overloaded with cases.
Without funds your chances of being found guilty skyrocket.
The inadequate or absurd behavior of police investigators: " He was there (?) he did it and were going to get a confession (Dumb kids do not know they have a right to counsel-yes there told, but the swirl of events when your arrested and jail is traumatizing, they don't know what to do. ("The police won't put me in prison, will they, if I'm straight with them?) on and on and on.
 
I read about that case. What a tragic miscarriage of justice. I can't imagine any amount of compensation that could undo robbing someone of 1/3 of their life.

And this kind of case reinforces my feelings against the death penalty. Who knows how many on death row are actually innocnt? (One would be too many!)
 
I have seen some court appointed lawyers when I was involved in jury duty and a couple I will always remember as being comical at best.
 
Pepper said:
He already told you "Three men were released this week after 36 years in prison for a murder they did not commit." What does that tell you?:unsure:
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That told me only that there was a murder 36 years ago.

Who was murdered? What caused the release after so many years? That and other facts surrounding the story were answered by Catlady in post # 3. That posting of the article explain more than what the op posted.
 
And this is why I don't believe in the death penalty. I'd be p*ssed off as hell. What's so terrible about this is that there will most likely be no compensation for these men due to the state's laws. Just awful !!
 
On the other hand, in many of these cases of innocents being convicted, they may be innocent of the crime they were tried & convicted of, but they are habitual criminals who committed other crimes they weren't charged for.
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So, what are you saying, Win? That these convictions may have not really been so bad, because even if they were innocent of the crime they were convicted for, "in many of these cases" they are habitual criminals, so who cares? Do you really believe that, are are you just trying to get a rise out of someone?
 
Sunny said:
So, what are you saying, Win? That these convictions may have not really been so bad, because even if they were innocent of the crime they were convicted for, "in many of these cases" they are habitual criminals, so who cares? Do you really believe that, are are you just trying to get a rise out of someone?
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No, I'm not trying to get a rise out of anyone, but the truth sometimes causes a rise. Too bad. If you did as much research on this topic as I have, you would be more informed.
Frequently, when a criminal is charged, they will only try him for the one crime the D.A. feels they can get a conviction for. And plea bargains result in other crimes not being prosecuted for.
 
Win, how do you know how much "research" anyone else has done on a topic?

Here's how a trial works in a free, non-star chamber system: A person is accused of a specific crime. He/she is tried for that indictment only, not for anything else they may have done in the past. Everyone is entitled to this; it is called a fair trial. Saying, "Well, it isn't so bad convicting people for crimes they did not commit, because they may have done other things in the past that they got away with..." that kind of reasoning is sickening.
And totally absurd.

Here's a question for you to ponder: Which is worse, failing to convict someone who is actually guilty of a crime, or convicting someone who is actually innocent? I know what my answer is, and I suspect I know yours also. (Although you did say that anyone who wrongly accused you, resulting in conviction, would need to find a different planet to live on when you got out. So apparently the horror of this kind of conviction only applies to you?)
 

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