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mnmoderatedem

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1. #3 is particularily egregious

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Oct 4, 2016, 05:16 PM

Oct 2016

Amazing how often some prosecutors will be more focused on just getting a conviction rather than seeing to it that justice is served. Certainly true in the Knox case and countless others.

Getting a wrongful conviction overturned is even worse. The state powers that be would sometimes have an innocent person remain locked up, or even on death row, rather than admit they made a mistake.

They of course have their futures to think about.

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#3 is particularily egregious mnmoderatedem Oct 2016 #1

Thanks for this. Twitter has taco Tuesday national day all over it yeoman6987 Oct 2016 #2