tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post8443870124046900795..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: MAN FREED AFTER 27 YEARS IN PRISONChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-2031006103878390002011-05-29T10:20:50.023-05:002011-05-29T10:20:50.023-05:00It's horrifying to think of the people who'...It's horrifying to think of the people who've been executed because of faulty eye-witness evidence. It was proved long ago that it's the least reliable form of evidence, but people continue to be convicted on that basis. Most of the civilized world has stopped capital punishment--time the US joined the civilized world.Carola Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796872169346386593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-47911353975070517342011-05-28T19:20:29.769-05:002011-05-28T19:20:29.769-05:00California is solving the problem by releasing cri...California is solving the problem by releasing criminals because of overcrowding. Ready or not, here they come!Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-86564286070372959022011-05-28T10:52:20.898-05:002011-05-28T10:52:20.898-05:00Cockran's team freed the man in our town.Cockran's team freed the man in our town.June Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634658458716422436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-66446361794512388392011-05-28T10:30:13.915-05:002011-05-28T10:30:13.915-05:00True, Cochran helped to free O.J. Simpson, but the...True, Cochran helped to free O.J. Simpson, but there's more truth to his statement than fiction.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-50544558647575781802011-05-28T09:56:17.815-05:002011-05-28T09:56:17.815-05:00June, I see stories like that frequently. Clearly ...June, I see stories like that frequently. Clearly we need a DNA lab exclusively dedicated to quickly freeing those unfortunate people.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-30977153345506239172011-05-28T09:53:08.974-05:002011-05-28T09:53:08.974-05:00Strange he would say that, Jean, since he and othe...Strange he would say that, Jean, since he and others like him were a big part of what's gone wrong with our legal system.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-87201682053105221812011-05-28T09:50:51.497-05:002011-05-28T09:50:51.497-05:00Shane, the entire sytem needs to be torn down and ...Shane, the entire sytem needs to be torn down and rebuilt in accordance with its original intent, which was to protect the innocent and punish the guilty. Now it's more about who can afford the best lawyers and who can't.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-64177870469837759982011-05-28T09:28:31.782-05:002011-05-28T09:28:31.782-05:00Someone here was released after eighteen years onc...Someone here was released after eighteen years once DNA testing was done. I can't imagine how bitter a person like that must be.June Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634658458716422436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-75052342135502546482011-05-27T11:57:28.575-05:002011-05-27T11:57:28.575-05:00Earl,
According to a book written by the late Joh...Earl,<br /><br />According to a book written by the late Johnnie Cochran, more than 50% of all prisoners are innocent of the crimes for which they're been charged, but are coerced into plea bargaining to a lesser crime, if they lack adequate representation.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-47749175949056911682011-05-27T11:43:25.860-05:002011-05-27T11:43:25.860-05:00Pretty amazing Earl. So many issues to contend wit...Pretty amazing Earl. So many issues to contend with regarding our prison and justice system. Those wrongfully detained as you touch upon; the enormous expense that attends incarcerating drug addicts and nonviolent offenders, etc. It certainly seems the entire system is in need of reforms. What shape they take, I can't begin to predict.Shane Cashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842609633094503223noreply@blogger.com