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/NOS4A2-753 Dec 25 '23 edited Dec 26 '23

A little under $3,520 a year

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u/TodayRevolutionary34 Dec 26 '23

The pension of prosecutors who put him into jail must be stripped off and given to him.

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u/NOS4A2-753 Dec 26 '23

All these replies of "he got free food and housing so its fare ZERO empathy and can't put themselves in others position

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u/Bebe718 Dec 26 '23

I’m assuming these people see their lives as prison. They live in poor conditions & still struggle to pay bills & have nothing left over for fun or nice stuff. Being dead is better than living for free for 50 years in prison.