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harmonicon

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16. Who are you to say what is fair enough?

Reply to marble falls (Reply #12)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 02:56 PM

Feb 2013

I'm happy to say I've never been to prison. Have you? I imagine it must be horrible. Now, imagine that you were locked in prison for 14 years while you were not guilty of the crime for which you were incarcerated. There is no way you can imagine that.

We could look at it another way. Pretend that you were kidnapped and held as a slave for 14 years, but thought you would be held as a slave until the day you died. Miraculously, one day you are freed. Would 80 grand a year make you feel that being kidnapped and held as a slave was "fair"? I doubt it. There is no amount of money that can ever be fair.

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Texas man convicted in '81 stabbing death freed [View all] jsr Feb 2013 OP

The "witness" who lied about him and got him convicted needs to take his place in prison. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #1

Oh so true. Was probably coerced though. tblue Feb 2013 #2

But they never do. There is pretty much no downside to prosecutorial malfeasance. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #10

After all I've seen and heard over the years, I'd have to agree. nt Poll_Blind Feb 2013 #11

Sounds like perjury to me. Want to place any bets BlueStreak Feb 2013 #3

The DA who persuaded him to lie ought to take his place in prison. McCamy Taylor Feb 2013 #8

Indeed. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #9

And how is the state going to offer recompense for 30 years of his life that were stolen from him? derby378 Feb 2013 #4

In cases like this one, it ought to be one million tax-free dollars per year, at a minimum. Occulus Feb 2013 #7

Why a million? Who gets punished by that? $80,000 a year plus an annuity is fair enough.... marble falls Feb 2013 #12

That's why my million figure Occulus Feb 2013 #13

That million comes from taxpayers pockets and has no realistic correlation to what he lost..... marble falls Feb 2013 #14

You're partly right. Occulus Feb 2013 #15

Who are you to say what is fair enough? harmonicon Feb 2013 #16

Glad to see one got out of TX jail upright. nt uppityperson Feb 2013 #5

Thank heavens he was not executed .... n/t cosmicone Feb 2013 #6

also family hotrod1967 Feb 2013 #17

I'm sorry for your family and all the years stolen. alphafemale Feb 2013 #18