Doug Holland to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agoExonerated now, but jeez — being black and being in the wrong place at the wrong time got these teenagers 11 consecutive life sentences12ft.iomessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkExonerated now, but jeez — being black and being in the wrong place at the wrong time got these teenagers 11 consecutive life sentences12ft.ioDoug Holland to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@some_guylinkEnglish8•8 months agoProsecutors who petition to block release when overwhelming evidence of innocence are fucking evil.
minus-squaresnooggumslinkfedilink3•8 months agoThey don’t want scrutiny because they know the fallout of how many false convictions there are would make the public (rightfully) question whether the court process is reliable.
minus-squareTakatakatakatakataklinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoTheir job is to ensure the flow of free labor. Justice is not in the job description.
Prosecutors who petition to block release when overwhelming evidence of innocence are fucking evil.
They don’t want scrutiny because they know the fallout of how many false convictions there are would make the public (rightfully) question whether the court process is reliable.
Their job is to ensure the flow of free labor. Justice is not in the job description.