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OilemFirchen

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18. James Bain was a violent offender.

Reply to LongtimeAZDem (Reply #8)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 07:37 PM

Apr 2019

James Bain spent more time in prison for a crime he did not commit than any other American exonerated through DNA evidence. In 1974, at the age of 19, Bain was convicted of rape and kidnapping. He was released in 2009 at the age of 54.

https://www.innocenceproject.org/cases/james-bain/

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Beto O'Rourke: Time to 'rethink' non-violent offenders losing voting rights while incarcerated [View all] TexasTowelie Apr 2019 OP

Yup, jump aboard the "Bernie train"... why not, everyone else is!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #1

he said non violent, has nothing to do with Sanders JI7 Apr 2019 #4

Leslie McCrae Dowless is a nonviolent offender LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #8

agree that's why im opposed to it JI7 Apr 2019 #9

James Bain was a violent offender. OilemFirchen Apr 2019 #18

Yes, he was wrongfully convicted. That has nothing to do with this issue. LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #19

It's absolutely within the scope of this discussion. OilemFirchen Apr 2019 #22

Since I'm in the "none of them" group, I tend to agree LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #23

Riiiight, so Beto goes for 99.99% of those prisoners Bernie wants to give back the right to vote... InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #13

He's not advocating for Dylan Roof or the Aurora movie theater mass murderers like Bernie is BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #11

Yeah, so many of those... let's just say Bernie got the ball rollin for 99.99% of prisoners... InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #12

Doesn't change a thing BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #24

Damn; and i was just warming up to him. LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #2

NO!! aeromanKC Apr 2019 #3

No, give human beings basic human rights!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #14

Why not just let them all out? BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #25

I am so thankful that Pete and Joe are not jumping on this train leftofcool Apr 2019 #5

Me too. I agree with the idea, but it's a political nonstarter. marylandblue Apr 2019 #6

Yeah, we've heard the excuse we sposedly "weren't ready" for a lot of human rights InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author JI7 Apr 2019 #7

I can understand his perspective. David__77 Apr 2019 #10

Yes, perhaps, make that part of the sentencing process... great idea!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #16

NO WAY AlexSFCA Apr 2019 #17

To me, this sounds like saying he would consider signing legislation that didn't take away voting Indygram Apr 2019 #20

I support voting rights for all incarcerated citizens. I also think it's not a useful campaign WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #21