Friday, October 17, 2008
And another one comes to light
What do you say to people like Arthur Johnson? If you don't have serious doubts about the criminal justice system by now, I don't know what to say. Yes, we get a lot of them right, but taking a utilitarian approach to criminal justice is morally bankrupt. The phenomenon that amazes me is how many of the DAs involved refuse to concede someone's innocence in the face of overwhelming evidence. I just don't understand that. I don't understand how you could know someone was innocent and let it happen. The other phenomenon that amazes me is how little bitterness many of those freed show. I spent a night in jail in college and I'm still planning revenge at some point. How can you do 16 years and not hate everyone?
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And I'm still planning revenge for the Wrigleyville cop who threatened to keep me in jail overnight for a traffic ticket.
Another jaw-dropping aspect is how many states/cities/DA offices refuse to compensate or even APOLOGIZE to someone they have wrongfully convicted. If you discovered that, due to your actions,
someone had spent decades in prison unjustly, wouldn't you apologize every day for the rest of their life? Stop by with casseroles constantly, etc..
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