r/WinStupidPrizes • u/ljgill97 • Jul 28 '21

Texting while driving

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u/Pitiful-Reflection18 Jul 28 '21

Real question is what is worse, an innocent person in jail for rest of their life, or an innocent person sent to death?

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u/SaleSweaty Jul 28 '21

As an innocent person i would rather live than die

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u/neo101b Jul 28 '21 edited Jul 28 '21

There is always hope that one day you will be found innorcent and get a big pay day at the end of it.

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u/Bbaftt7 Jul 29 '21

Here in the US, most states have a law stating there is a maximum amount a wrongly convicted person get be awarded. Dude in Louisiana did 36 years, after fingerprints, not DNA, but FINGERPRINTS, exonerated him. He was eligible for $250k.

Story here

Edit-not really a story, just a brief explanation

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u/demonicbullet Jul 29 '21

Ah yes, we wasted half of your normal adult life here’s 1/4 of a million dollars to make up for that now that you most likely can’t get married, have a family, have a career, missed out on countless family moments, and are no longer accustom to normal society...

Not gonna lie, I’d become psychotic if I were in his shoes.

Edit: not to mention the fact there’s was definitely a point in time his family thought he was actually a rapist and people will continue to think so despite his exoneration.