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The Innocence Project: doing God's work, undoing work of crooked LE/prosecutors
« on: June 11, 2013, 03:08:38 PM »
Still more cases of people screwed over by The System - this time a cop:

http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/TuneIn_The_Story_with_Dick_Gordon_Features_the_Exonerated.php


listen here: http://www.thestory.org/sites/default/files/public/audio/story/2013-6_11_scott_hornoff.mp3

EVEN AFTER BEING EXONERATED OF FALSE MURDER CONVICTION... JUDGE AND PROSECUTORS AND LE REFUSE TO APOLOGIZE OR ADMIT GUILT, AND IN FACT CONTINUED TO INSIST HE'S GUILTY.

REV WRIGHT, WAS RIGHT!
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Re: The Innocence Project: doing God's work, undoing work of crooked LE/prosecutors
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2013, 12:17:51 AM »
 I'm a longtime supporter of The Innocence Project. I thank God for them, along with recent advances in DNA testing that are forcing wrongfully convicted folks to be set free.
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Re: The Innocence Project: doing God's work, undoing work of crooked LE/prosecutors
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2013, 12:59:59 AM »
Quote from: Victor3 on June 13, 2013, 12:17:51 AM
I'm a longtime supporter of The Innocence Project. I thank God for them, along with recent advances in DNA testing that are forcing wrongfully convicted folks to be set free.
It's noteworthy, and very grim, that even when folks are exonerated - e x o n e r a t e d, not just 'got off on technicality' - many prosecutors and cops fight like hell to keep them in prison. The job of the prosecutor is to do JUSTICE, not to win - but in my experience, most of them are more interested in winning.


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Re: The Innocence Project: doing God's work, undoing work of crooked LE/prosecutors
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2013, 05:25:51 AM »
Father wrongly convicted and locked up for 20+ years, sons fought to have him exonerated - he's out!
I wonder if there was an apology?


A father's day post:
http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/I_remember_them_coming_in_and_taking_Dad.php


more on this case:
http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/Luis_Diaz.php



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Re: The Innocence Project: doing God's work, undoing work of crooked LE/prosecutors
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2013, 06:35:27 AM »
Yesterday's KC Star story about a man freed after DNA cleared him.  Victim IDed him and helped convict him.  A good time for those unfamiliar to study up on eye witness reliability.
 
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/06/14/4293228/kansas-city-man-freed-from-prison.html
 
 
It isn't a question of politics, everyone should be aware of the science behind eye witnesses because everyone should want to see justice served. 
http://www.today.com/id/29613178/ns/today-today_news/t/she-sent-him-jail-rape-now-theyre-friends/#.Ub3oKTMo4dU
 
And finally, consider the implications for death penalty.  These exonerations happen so often in rape cases because DNA evidence is available.  Do you think witnesses are more reliable in murder cases where cases are less likely to have such evidence?  Do you think a victim can mis-ID her attacker inches away but be 100% reliable at yards away in the dark with gunfire? 
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