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posted by Jenasis on December 3, 2006 at 1:33 PM | link to this | reply

tao

Well said!

posted by TIMMYTALES on December 3, 2006 at 8:55 AM | link to this | reply

blanche

I have always been an advocate for the death penalty, but after watching this show, it makes me take a second look at my stance

posted by TIMMYTALES on December 3, 2006 at 8:54 AM | link to this | reply

Is there a bigger sin than false pride

When the jusitce system is the perpotrator of such an agregious injustice the greatest fear a society could have is realized. Sorry can never be enough, but it has to start there. I would imagine that the wrongly convicted might prefer to face the needle than live through the daily hell of their incarceration. Thanks for a great posting!

posted by The_TAO_of_Drew on December 2, 2006 at 5:01 PM | link to this | reply

Timmytales, the Innocence Project has proven too many innocent people

on death row for me to ever feel sanguine about it ever again, it's my biggest argument against the death penalty. If even one person, wrongly convicted died, I would feel so much remorse. How terrible to die for nothing.

posted by Blanche. on December 2, 2006 at 4:14 PM | link to this | reply

strat

dna is indeed the "signature of God"

posted by TIMMYTALES on December 2, 2006 at 2:15 PM | link to this | reply

joe

Good to see you as well my friend!! Things like that do make you want to lock yourself in.

posted by TIMMYTALES on December 2, 2006 at 2:12 PM | link to this | reply

passion

something needs to change

posted by TIMMYTALES on December 2, 2006 at 2:10 PM | link to this | reply

The justice system, unfortunately, is a sausage grinder,

and once one is in it, it is virtually impossible to get out of it. There are many, many bugs to work out, not the least of which is the weighing of evidence. Eyewitnesses and lineups, for the most part, are discredited -- you can get anyone to say or do anything. You can't get a piece of DNA to say, "Naw man, I didn't see nothin'..."

posted by strat on December 2, 2006 at 1:27 PM | link to this | reply

Timmy, how nice to see you! I was wondering where you were.

I have been accused of doing something that I did not do. Afterward the experience, I must say it's left me with an incurable desire to trust NO ONE.

posted by Joe_Love on December 2, 2006 at 11:23 AM | link to this | reply

Everyone still hates and despises OJ

And the jury that set him FREE. As you say, there's a whole lot wrong with our criminal justice system.

posted by Passionflower on December 2, 2006 at 10:43 AM | link to this | reply

bel

I agree!!

posted by TIMMYTALES on December 2, 2006 at 10:18 AM | link to this | reply

lovelylady

Seems almost impossible with todays forensics. Still, 80% of those picked out in a lineup are wrong

posted by TIMMYTALES on December 2, 2006 at 10:17 AM | link to this | reply

mandalee

It certainly was......there should be something in the system to compensate for years lost

posted by TIMMYTALES on December 2, 2006 at 10:16 AM | link to this | reply

afzal

Most of these men lost a good portion of their lives. It would be hard to start your life at forty years of age with a criminal record and no assistance

posted by TIMMYTALES on December 2, 2006 at 10:15 AM | link to this | reply

That DA shold spend 3 years behind bars

posted by bel_1965 on December 2, 2006 at 10:05 AM | link to this | reply

Tim,

I have a friend who works with prisoners to help educate them. She was telling me that the statistics of innocent men being convicted are becoming alarming.