Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - Man found to be innocent after 17 1/2 years in prison.

promethius9594 · 06-25-2004, 07:39 PM

do you think a check for any amount from the state would be adequate compensation for the 2 decades you lost?

money can't buy everything, but in this circumstance, yes, a large enough check would more than please me. 17.5 years in jail, and then i get to live like a king?

it should be high enough to force the state to be more careful in the prosecution of criminals.

you're right, lets cut the funding for that local hospital for children with leukemia, and lets give it to the guy as compensation.

NO, NO, NO, NO!!! you dont punish the state by taking ridiculous amounts of money from the people. you do it by sanctioning the judge and the lawyers, and by destroying the career of the dirty cop, not by cutting down the citizens. lets be honest, the state doesnt care about the tax dollars it has to pay, because it doesnt matter to their lives, they control their own salary.

the compensation should be a fair wage for time lost, plus a modest, repeat MODEST, sum for mental anguish.

06-25-2004, 07:39 PM	#18
promethius9594 Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: April 13, 2004 Location: USA Age: 42 Posts: 676	do you think a check for any amount from the state would be adequate compensation for the 2 decades you lost? money can't buy everything, but in this circumstance, yes, a large enough check would more than please me. 17.5 years in jail, and then i get to live like a king? it should be high enough to force the state to be more careful in the prosecution of criminals. you're right, lets cut the funding for that local hospital for children with leukemia, and lets give it to the guy as compensation. NO, NO, NO, NO!!! you dont punish the state by taking ridiculous amounts of money from the people. you do it by sanctioning the judge and the lawyers, and by destroying the career of the dirty cop, not by cutting down the citizens. lets be honest, the state doesnt care about the tax dollars it has to pay, because it doesnt matter to their lives, they control their own salary. the compensation should be a fair wage for time lost, plus a modest, repeat MODEST, sum for mental anguish. __________________ mages may seem cool, but if there was a multi player game you wouldnt see my theif/assasin until you were already too dead to cast a spell...