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You want us to just give money to someone who was arrested and convicted?
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I guess the
/sdidn’t come across in my wording. It’s actually a relief to see all those downvotes.I’m just so baffled that this could be “a hard sell” for anyone.
Payment should come right from the pensions of the department whose officer committed the arrest. No passing this off onto the taxpayers.
Not just give money. The money is just a start. All the people involved in the case should also be investigated to see who knew they might be innocent, and then those people should be criminally charged. Putting an innocent person in jail should have personal criminal liability attached.
And everyone who completes their sentence should be given enough money to restart their life along with social support to make it happen.
Knowingly putting someone in jail who is innocent should carry severe punishments. I think twice the time the innocent persons sentence is about right.
Depriving someone of years of their life isn't a trivial thing. If someone was wrongfully convicted of a crime, the time they spend in jail is time that they could have been spending making a career, saving for retirement, building equity, etc. The things people do to prepare for retirement.
Should we just say "oops, our bad, no hard feelings right?" and just leave them to be homeless?
If you lock them up for a crime they did not commit? Yeah. It's called "damages" and it's a well established legal concept.
If they’re so innocent, why’d they get arrested and jailed?? Check mate.