man exonerated after spending 36 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit

[butters]

For many of the recent Black exoneration cases, the reason for the wrongful convictions were the same: hidden evidence, a botched investigation or crappy attorneys. In Walter’s case, there were a couple of “red flags” leading to his conviction at just 17 years old. First off, attorney Emily Maw said Walter was mistakenly identified in a lineup six weeks after the incident. Per court documents, the victim couldn’t see the culprit as he was masked in an unlit room.

Secondly, Walter’s previous counsel failed to point out conflicting statements from investigators and missteps during his appeal process. The cherry on top was finding that the blood and semen collected from the victim did not match that of Walter. This evidence wasn’t provided to the jury.

this shit hurts my heart. i suppose we should be grateful they didn't lynch, shoot, fry or inject him. I cannot imagine what this must have done to a 17-year old's head

“The lawyers and law enforcement involved acted as if they believed that they could do what they chose to a Black teenager from a poor family and would never be scrutinized or held to account,” Davis said in a written statement. “This is not just about individuals and their choices, but the systems that let them happen.” The Georgia Innocence Project reported that 1 in 20 criminal cases are a wrongful conviction, meaning 4-6 percent of people in prison right now are innocent. On top of that, Black people make up 60 percent of DNA exonerations in the country and 56 percent of those involved mistaken eyewitness identifications.

https://www.theroot.com/judge-anger...gful-conviction-1849469296?utm_source=msnlink

 

[Rainblow]

This is exactly why I'm against the death penalty.

 

[Dribble]

It only proves once again how broken all our systems are in the US. God needs to wipe the human race off the planet and start again....this time in something not of his image

 

[butters]

It only proves once again how broken all our systems are in the US. God needs to wipe the human race off the planet and start again....this time in something not of his image

there is no god

no point in complaining how everything is broken with such a defeatist attitude. work to change things through political and social action... just giving up, no matter how appealing that is, will only ever lead to the self-fulfillment of this prophesy

 

[LincolnDuncan]

I'm going to take a wild guess that the percentage of people found not guilty after having served decades in prison is close to 100 percent for black males.

 

[knownuthin]

if any of the cops etc are still around

THEY SHOULD BE CHARGED AND IMPRISONED

 

[knownuthin]

It only proves once again how broken all our systems are in the US. God needs to wipe the human race off the planet and start again....this time in something not of his image

 

[jaF0]

100? No. 10-15 ... maybe.

 

[jaF0]

This is exactly why I'm against the death penalty.

Consider: https://innocenceproject.org/cameron-todd-willingham-wrongfully-convicted-and-executed-in-texas/

Personally, I believe there have been others.

 

[Dribble]

there is no god

no point in complaining how everything is broken with such a defeatist attitude. work to change things through political and social action... just giving up, no matter how appealing that is, will only ever lead to the self-fulfillment of this prophesy

Bullshit. There is only one solution...Sooner or later people will accept it. See...you can't fix broken systems using those same broken systems. It isn't about giving up...it is about saving what can be saved and starting over learning from past mistakes. Pretending things will magically improve is like you saying there is no God.

 

[Rainblow]

Consider: https://innocenceproject.org/cameron-todd-willingham-wrongfully-convicted-and-executed-in-texas/

Personally, I believe there have been others.

According to the National Academy of Sciences 4.1% of people executed because of the death penalty are innocent. Other studies have put the percentage higher than that. 1% is still too high a number for me.

https://innocenceproject.org/nation...ur-percent-of-death-row-inmates-are-innocent/

 

[butters]

Bullshit. There is only one solution...Sooner or later people will accept it. See...you can't fix broken systems using those same broken systems. It isn't about giving up...it is about saving what can be saved and starting over learning from past mistakes. Pretending things will magically improve is like you saying there is no God.

you posted: God needs to wipe the human race off the planet and start again
doesn't really sound like 'saving what can be saved'

 

[Tigersman]

In Texas prosecutors and law enforcement officers are protected against prosecution by impunity laws which means they ignore the law just as long as they get a conviction. They can either withhold evidence or bury it or can create a false identity process just to make a case.

 

[Dribble]

you posted: God needs to wipe the human race off the planet and start again
doesn't really sound like 'saving what can be saved'

Finish the quote...if it goes over your head...that's on you

 

[butters]

Finish the quote...if it goes over your head...that's on you

you know, whatever... the tenor of your posts have become increasingly dramatic and extreme over the past year. i'll not bother responding further.