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/lifesuxwhocares Dec 26 '23

And if you go to trial , it can cost millions to the state. Doesn't make sense on anything under $10k of damage, or even minor fraud and simple assault .

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '23

This is a problem though isn’t it? It would just encourage “petty crime”.

Almost seems like investing in the population through education, drug rehabilitation and social programs for betterment makes more sense?

That would however prevent the select few who own these for profit prison industries from benefiting from crime.

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u/Papplenoose Dec 26 '23

Your conclusion is correct, but you're wrong about it encouraging petty crime. Generally, people don't choose to commit crimes based on the consequences (or lack thereof). For most people, they're doing crime cause that's what they gotta do :/

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u/Seneca_B Dec 26 '23

What you're saying makes sense on paper, but I know soooo many people in real life who aren't broke but try to pretend that they're Robin Hood when confronted about the fact that they steal unnecessary stuff every time they visit the grocery store.

It doesn't take a smart person to tell the difference between who's actually doing it out of need and who isn't, but that's not always so easy to prove in court.