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heaven05

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30. amerikan justice

Reply to Ash_F (Reply #19)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 07:30 AM

Sep 2014

the best in the world, for incarcerating innocent minorities and shooting them down unarmed or choking them to death for selling untaxed cigarettes on the street or having skittles and tea in your hands and looking thuggish in your own neighborhood to a wannabe policeman. The list goes on and on. Yep, the best in the world. sarcasm smilie just in case

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NC men freed after 30 years will seek pardons [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2014 OP

If their convictions are overturned why should they need a pardon Live and Learn Sep 2014 #1

That's all that's available to them, apparently. Judi Lynn Sep 2014 #2

It is not nearly enough. Live and Learn Sep 2014 #3

Th writer mentioned "challeges" as what these two can do from now on. happyslug Sep 2014 #7

They need not hold their breath for pardons. littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #4

If officials LIED to get convictions, then THEY need to be charged!!! 7962 Sep 2014 #5

There is NO evidence of anyone lying except the actual pepetrator happyslug Sep 2014 #9

Well thats good to hear. So many of these cases involve prosecutorial misconduct. 7962 Sep 2014 #14

At least one officer completely fabricated those confessions Ash_F Sep 2014 #21

The DNA implicated a man already convicted of similar crimes at a time very close to this crime Justice Sep 2014 #17

At least one officer fabricated those confessions, out of whole cloth. Ash_F Sep 2014 #20

I heard the boys were held and questioned for hours Politicalboi Sep 2014 #26

The Supreme Court has ruled that is Legal... happyslug Sep 2014 #37

293 views and 7 rec. Get a pardon? the OP article can't bonniebgood Sep 2014 #6

this is maddening heaven05 Sep 2014 #8

No evidence of Police lying in this case. happyslug Sep 2014 #11

oh please!!!! heaven05 Sep 2014 #12

The police wrote the confessions Ash_F Sep 2014 #22

exactly heaven05 Sep 2014 #29

I should like to point out that their former prosecutor Kelvin Mace Sep 2014 #10

All prosecutors care about is the number of wins on their belt. Live and Learn Sep 2014 #15

That has been my observation Kelvin Mace Sep 2014 #16

Most Plea Bargaining is negotiation what can someone be convicted of. happyslug Sep 2014 #38

No he isn't. /nt Ash_F Sep 2014 #18

The post was about the Prosecutor. Your article is about the Live and Learn Sep 2014 #25

I know. You didn't get it. Ash_F Sep 2014 #32

Oh, you mean he is lying to cover his record. Live and Learn Sep 2014 #33

The taxpayers will pay...not the criminally negligent prosecutors toncuz Sep 2014 #13

People just vote for DA's who spout "tough on crime" in ads Ash_F Sep 2014 #23

"Tough on crime" really mean "tough on blacks." That's what it is understood to mean by both blacks kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #27

Absolutely. n/t Judi Lynn Sep 2014 #34

Powerful article by the defense attorney: Ash_F Sep 2014 #19

I agree with the attorney. Live and Learn Sep 2014 #24

amerikan justice heaven05 Sep 2014 #30

Glad to have read it. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Sep 2014 #35

Here is one of the appeal filings exboyfil Sep 2014 #28

Abundant information in the filing you posted. Amazing. Judi Lynn Sep 2014 #36

Now that makes allegations of police misconduct happyslug Sep 2014 #39

A Victory Over Justice System's Failure: Wrongly Convicted Brothers Freed After 31 Years in Prison Judi Lynn Sep 2014 #31