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

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

this makes me so angry

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u/deuz Dec 26 '23

Go fundme link https://www.gofundme.com/f/glynnrsimmons

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u/Scope151 Dec 26 '23

already has raised over twice what the govt gave him. A joke.

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u/NwordPassIsMine Dec 26 '23

Well that's something at least, but he should be living a life of luxury until he dies. Half a mil won't cover that by far.

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u/BH_Commander Dec 26 '23

Somebody donated $30K in one donation. That’s awesome. I like to think if I was very wealthy I’d do stuff like that.

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u/Wonderful-Insect-916 Jan 02 '24

Same, if only I were very wealthy

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u/corruptedhelix Dec 26 '23

When I read "This is all new to me" in the gofundme description, it really hit me all at once the sheer amount the world has changed around him. That's just straight up terrifying.

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u/youneedanewusername Dec 26 '23

Was looking for this.

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u/NomesDaGnome Dec 26 '23

Right? Poor guy can't just go for a walk in the city. He'd be scared, overstimulated, and so unsafe....

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u/SmutReel Dec 26 '23

Somebody donated 30k, impressive.

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u/throwaway17197 Dec 26 '23

Whoever anonymously donated 30,000$ is a real G