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Another Innocent TX Man Getting Released after 27 years

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by pgabriel, Jul 29, 2010.

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  1. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    Well after One Day. Seriously you see all these guys smiling after spending ridiculous amounts of time in prison, this dude was so angry they made him stay one more day. I think I'd react like him.

    Anyway, there was just another story about a guy who spent 20 years and was innocent in Sunday's Chronicle. This is just ridiculous how many times this happens


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    #1 pgabriel, Jul 29, 2010
  2. Lil Pun

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    Good for him, the sad question is how many more are there like him? I'd say too many.
     
    #2 Lil Pun, Jul 29, 2010
  3. justtxyank

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    He by himself=too many
     
    #3 justtxyank, Jul 29, 2010
  4. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    You ought to read some of the comments, God I love TX

    thankfully its about 75% supportive, but there are few idiots with comments like

    "he'll be back" blah blah
     
    #4 pgabriel, Jul 29, 2010
  5. Qball

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    I know it prolly doesn't equate to all the years lost but doesn't he get a boat-load of cash as compensation?
     
    #5 Qball, Jul 29, 2010
  6. justtxyank

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    Not nearly enough to account for what was taken from him.
     
    #6 justtxyank, Jul 29, 2010
  7. Lil Pun

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    That's not just in Texas my man.
     
    #7 Lil Pun, Jul 29, 2010
  8. Lil Pun

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    Exactly!
     
    #8 Lil Pun, Jul 29, 2010
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    the US, with far and away the highest rate of prison incarceration in the world, needs an overhaul of it's 93% win-rate for federal prosecutors legal system and a new approach to battling crime overall
     
    #9 pippendagimp, Jul 29, 2010
  10. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    I know rape is brutal violent crime, but why are these guys getting Life, I don't know if that's the case here, but the guy in sunday's chronicle who spent 20 years got a life sentence.
     
    #10 pgabriel, Jul 29, 2010
  11. Landlord Landry

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    care to place a wager on him going back?

    often, these guys end up going back, and really quick. Public intoxication, DUI, assault, possesion etc... This dude isn't going to know how to act for the first few weeks. 20 years in the hole, he doesn't have the mentality that most free men do.
     
    #11 Landlord Landry, Jul 29, 2010
  12. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    you're missing the whole "spirit" of these comments, I understand your praticalness but that's not where these people are coming from
     
    #12 pgabriel, Jul 29, 2010
  13. Rocketman95

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    he should be allowed to say whatever the hell he wants in that courtroom. and if there's a statue of lady justice in there, he should get to drop a load right on her head.
     
    #13 Rocketman95, Jul 29, 2010
  14. Landlord Landry

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    and that's exactly why I say he ends up back in there inside 90 days.
     
    #14 Landlord Landry, Jul 29, 2010
  15. Rocketman95

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    because he's angry he was incarcerated for 27 years for a crime he didn't commit?
     
    #15 Rocketman95, Jul 29, 2010
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    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot mate... :confused:
     
    #16 Qball, Jul 29, 2010
  17. pgabriel

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    exactly, he doesn't know how act under those circumstances, you're supposed to be dignified, like on TV
     
    #17 pgabriel, Jul 29, 2010
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    He should get one free pass on rape.
     
    #18 RoxSqaud, Jul 29, 2010
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    Rape at one point was a capital offense and has always been considered among the most violent of crimes. Just below murder.
     
    #19 rocketsjudoka, Jul 29, 2010
  20. Landlord Landry

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    he has every right to be angry. he's not above the law.
     
    #20 Landlord Landry, Jul 29, 2010
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