If you're proven innocent while in prison, should the government compensate you?
Duh?
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F*** no, they're not getting $
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If someone is unjustly put in prison, and spends many years there... They're losing so much of their life... So much potential. All because of our incompetence. What ever happened to "Innocent until proven guilty"? Why is it "Guilty if likely" now of days? A person's life is worth more than that. I think every year that a person is unjustly held in prison they should be compensated at least 25 grand for the horror, if not 50+. Do you know how poorly people tend to be treated in places like that? Even in jail, not prison, before even being proven guilty, jail guards treat you like convicted felons. People don't deserve to be treated that way. Even when someone has done bad things in their life... Do you think showing them the world's cruelty is supposed to convince them to become better people? "People learn by example." - Then lets show them kindness in their rehabilitation, rather than judging them for their mistakes. Side: Duh?
This is certainly true. Many people who've been wrongfully sent to prison has sued the state for compensation. Even not all that recently I saw an article about a man who was wrongfully put into prison for a rape he didn't commit. He was in prison for 30 some years and proven innocent with DNA testing and was suing the state for 1mill. I've never heard of anyone winning in such a trial, however. In history, I don't believe the government has ever really compensated anyone for the wrong doing they've done. The best they've ever done to compensate anyone for their wrong doing, probably, would be in the case of native american and giving then their 'reserves' or whatever. < And that certainly doesn't make up for all we've done to their people and their culture. That kinda drifts away from this topic, however. Side: Duh?
No. But he is a perfect example of what government should not do ... and he is not into any "compensation" for anyone (other than him), proven innocent, to get any compensation from the government, even if they need it to live. He has never "needed". He doesn't understand NEED. Side: Duh?
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