Man On Death Row For 25 Years Walks Free - Polidicks

[QUOTE=ZakkShock;44213295]A black man in Louisiana. Was there even a trial?[/QUOTE] He's lucky they didn't lynch him right there.

This is why we shouldn't have the death penalty.

[QUOTE=Kenneth;44213222]"The state allows for an award of $25,000 (£15,000) for every year a wrongly convicted person spends in prison - up to a limit of $250,000 (£150,000), and $80,000 (£48,000) for 'lost life opportunities'. In Mr Ford's case this means he will receive around £7,600 for every year he spent in prison." [URL="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/my-sons-when-i-left-was-babies-now-they-grown-men-with-babies-us-man-glenn-ford-released-after-spending-nearly-30-years-on-death-row-for-a-crime-he-didnt-commit-9186340.html"]Source[/URL][/QUOTE] That's bullshit, he deserves more than $250,000. Sure he can get a nice house, maybe a car, but ffs. [QUOTE=Johnny Guitar;44213727]The worst part to this sort of stuff is I believe that's actually happened before.[/QUOTE] Wasn't there a guy who was proven innocent but they executed him anyway?

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;44219801] Wasn't there a guy who was proven innocent but they executed him anyway?[/QUOTE] Plenty. Because of Rick Perry.

Holy shit. I remember this dude. I worked at Louisiana State Penitentiary from 2009 to 2011. I worked 6 months on death row as a guard. Glad to hear the system worked in favor of an offender who wasn't really an offender.

[QUOTE=damnatus;44213097]literally all of them :v:[/QUOTE] 25 years ago = 1989 There were plenty of games already back then

[QUOTE=Sableye;44219656]remember he was convicted in 1983, the standards have changed quite a lot since then and now its almost impossible to get the death sentence without sufficient evidence and investigation, back then you could get the death sentence purely based on testimoney from unreliable witnesses, most of these cases stem from that time period of the mid 80s to the early 90s when this was possible[/quote] It doesn't matter how good the requirements for conviction are, unless you can have total proof (you can't) that the person is guilty, execution shouldn't even come into the equation.

[QUOTE=Kenneth;44213222]"The state allows for an award of $25,000 (£15,000) for every year a wrongly convicted person spends in prison - up to a limit of $250,000 (£150,000), and $80,000 (£48,000) for 'lost life opportunities'. In Mr Ford's case this means he will receive around £7,600 for every year he spent in prison." [URL="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/my-sons-when-i-left-was-babies-now-they-grown-men-with-babies-us-man-glenn-ford-released-after-spending-nearly-30-years-on-death-row-for-a-crime-he-didnt-commit-9186340.html"]Source[/URL][/QUOTE] That is nowhere near enough for 25 years of your life.

This is why I disagree with capital punishment. The morals of it doesn't even come in to this. If even one person is wrongfully executed it shows that the system isn't working.

[QUOTE=proch;44213081]He has a lot of video games to make up.[/QUOTE] Imagine not actually waiting for team fortress 2.

[QUOTE=Noss;44223280]If even one person is wrongfully executed it shows that the system isn't working.[/QUOTE] It doesn't help that political incentives lead to people getting killed.