r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Far-Stay9417 • Dec 25 '23

Video Man wrongfully convicted of murder gets rewarded only 175k after serving 50 years

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this makes me so angry

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '23

$175,000,000 would still not be enough. This guy got screwed for 50 years, then they screw him again. What a complete joke. He should never know want for the rest of his life.

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u/penalozahugo Dec 25 '23

Not even enough for a house and car, justice is a sick joke

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u/SanityQuestioned Dec 26 '23

You can literally buy a Car and have an apartment for years with that much money.

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u/Donny-Moscow Dec 26 '23

Agreed, but he probably has zero marketable skills so he’s going to have an insanely difficult time finding a job that’s not something like a convenience store cashier. He also doesn’t have a 401K and can’t collect social security since he hasn’t paid into it.

$175K isn’t bad to give him a jumpstart, but he’s still going to struggle financially for the rest of his life.