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"LOS ANGELES — A man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit was declared innocent by a judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday."
by throwaway447 3y ago
"LOS ANGELES — A man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit was declared innocent by a judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday."
"“I am not standing up here a bitter man, but I just want to enjoy my life now while I have it,” Hastings said."
As an American citizen, who has spent time in prison (abroad) and just came out recently, I tell you I have no idea how this guy survived this. He seems to be an incredibly strong person and his smile shows kindness.
- komali2 3y ago> The DNA profile was put into a state database and matched to a person who was convicted of an armed kidnapping and forced copulation of a female victim who was placed in a vehicle’s trunk. The suspect, Kenneth Packnett, died in prison in 2020, prosecutors said. I wonder if Kenneth Packnett knew someone else was serving time for his crime, and if so, why he didn't fess up. If he did and it was to avoid a few extra years tacked onto his sentence, truly scumbag behavior.
- Clent 3y agoIt should come as no surprise that someone who doesn't value others, someone who value power over others, would relish in the idea that an other is being incarcerated because of their actions and all it takes is their silence.
- neilkk 3y ago> He seems to be an incredibly strong person and his smile shows kindness. People often seem to say this about exonerees. Perhaps there's a selection bias at work here? Something like, those unjustly convicted who are not strong and determined never get exonerated. And nor do black men who don't present as calm and full of forgiveness?