One realization I've come to in the past few years is that nearly all these "new exculpatory evidence comes to light years after the fact" exoneration cases are bullsht. Key figures and witnesses have moved on, the essential facts and their relevance have been lost or obfuscated, and the exonerations always hinge on inconsistencies in mi…
One realization I've come to in the past few years is that nearly all these "new exculpatory evidence comes to light years after the fact" exoneration cases are bullsht. Key figures and witnesses have moved on, the essential facts and their relevance have been lost or obfuscated, and the exonerations always hinge on inconsistencies in minor details of the case.
I used to see "man freed after being locked up for twenty years" headlines and think, "what an injustice was done to him". Now I think, "what an injustice is done to us".
One realization I've come to in the past few years is that nearly all these "new exculpatory evidence comes to light years after the fact" exoneration cases are bullsht. Key figures and witnesses have moved on, the essential facts and their relevance have been lost or obfuscated, and the exonerations always hinge on inconsistencies in minor details of the case.
I used to see "man freed after being locked up for twenty years" headlines and think, "what an injustice was done to him". Now I think, "what an injustice is done to us".
The deeper I go into these cases the more I realize the death penalty is the only protection against revisionist lawfare and jailbreak politicians