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have to screen hundreds of cases to find the one or two meritorious ones And even then, legal merit, long after conviction, brought forward by a team of highly
by rainworld 5y ago
have to screen hundreds of cases to find the one or two meritorious ones
And even then, legal merit, long after conviction, brought forward by a team of highly motivated activists, against an indifferent (or often enough even sympathetic) legal system does not equate innocence. Peculiarities of the American legal system and political pressures exacerbate this.
- AnthonyMouse 5y agoIt's also a matter of what you can prove. If you find DNA evidence or a video recording to exonerate you, that's great. But if you're in prison because a cop planted drugs on you, there is no DNA evidence. There may not be a video recording of the events. How can you prove your innocence? Sometimes you can't, even when you are.