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> ...his place as a symbol of injustice helping to animate the overwhelmingly Black district and propel him to victory. But he's also clearly a symbol OF JUSTI
by nemo44x 3y ago
> ...his place as a symbol of injustice helping to animate the overwhelmingly Black district and propel him to victory.
But he's also clearly a symbol OF JUSTICE as his conviction was overturned when new evidence was discovered. To say he was exclusively a symbol of injustice is to condemn the jury based court system we have entirely. No system is perfect and he was wrongly convicted but that's not the end of the story.
> "I am really the ambassador for everyone's pain," he said. "In many ways, I went through that for our people so I can now lead them."
The Jesus thing is tiring.
- QwertyPi 3y ago[flagged]
- stetrain 3y agoIs it not more noteworthy to be have been convicted, and then have that conviction overturned a decade later, than to have been correctly not convicted in the first place? The former is an injustice that was corrected. Yes it's good that it was corrected, but that doesn't mean an injustice wasn't done.
- nemo44x 3y agoIt is more noteworthy to be sure. But no system is perfect - mistakes happen. Bad defense attorneys exist. If anything it's a testament to the resilience of our justice system that it did eventually find justice. And that the person the injustice was done to was compensated for damages. It's just weird (and self serving) to only vilify the system that ultimately freed you. That the actual result directly contradicts the claim that our system is unjust. It's great that the system is so just that it self corrects and is always willing to change outcomes if a more just outcome is possible.