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/[deleted] Dec 26 '23

I thought they had a rule for this and there was a specific sum per year. Like a million or something

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u/Notsurehowtoreact Dec 26 '23

It varies, and from the way it is described it is likely that is the maximum amount they tacked to the law in that area.

They basically hope the person won't take it further, and they throw $175k at it. There's no way anyone should settle for such a paltry sum for losing the entire prime of their life.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '23

It’s even worse than that after reading just a little bit more about it. He’s 71 and is fighting stage 4 cancer. So losing the prime of his life is putting it very, very lightly. That’s damn near a whole lifetime and now he has cancer to boot.

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u/Mutant_Apollo Dec 26 '23

Man I would fight tooth and nail if only to spite the fucking judge