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7. I expect this is only the tip of the iceberg.

Mon May 21, 2012, 05:33 PM

May 2012

There are probably far more people wrongfully convicted of more minor crimes, but they are never investigated.

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2000 People Falsely Convicted, Then Exonerated, in 23 Years [View all] marmar May 2012 OP

But who has the money to mount that kind of campaign, Sir? EFerrari May 2012 #5

Out Of Office, Ma'am, Is Not Twenty Years In Stir The Magistrate May 2012 #13

Without even looking I'm going to guess that over 90% of them toddwv May 2012 #2

over 50% n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #4

Here ashling May 2012 #9

"most exhonerations involved men" = 90% n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #3

I expect this is only the tip of the iceberg. surrealAmerican May 2012 #7

Like the Bakersfield satanic child sex ring for example UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #8

Just watched Conviction with Hilary Swank. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #11