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- I watched this news segment in absolute disbelief of the stance of the prosecutor's response to the DNA evidence. She literally was willing to toss the DNA evidence out of the window. Teenagers have rights. They cannot be questioned without their parents and legal representation present. This is a total miscarriage of justice. I cannot believe the prosecutor wants to stand on a wrongful conviction when the evidence is so blaring to the contrary. What type of person is heartless and cruel to a child? These men, who were mere boys when they naively signed and confessed to these most horrific of crimes, deserves more than just a mere exoneration. What if they had died or become disfigured while in prison? I am pretty sure they have stories to tell about life behind bars. I cannot imagine being in prison knowing that I am innocent. I cannot emphasize the racism that is so glaringly present in these false convictions. These are human lives, innocent children, whose childhood/young adulthood was stolen from them by the entrenched system of institutionalized racism. The present female prosecutor who says she still doesn't believe in the boy's innocence (who are now men), should be asked to step down. It is no way she should be allowed to continue to serve as a representative of the justice system. What I find most hard to believe is her belief that the DNA found in one of the victims belonged to a convicted rapist, who she believe committed necrophilia, yet, NO DNA of the innocent boys were found in the victim. How do you reconcile this attitude with facts? It is people of her privileged status who must be forced out of their positions. What I saw tonight, while watching her demeanor and response with a nonchalant attitude, and callous disregard for the boys innocence had a chilling effect on me. I was totally in shock, and utterly disbelief that this person is a "officer of the court." She's can be made a mockery, an effigy of incoherent inconsistencies, of the criminal justice system. She represents, and is the true embodiment of, everything that ails the system.
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- I live in Chicago and KNOW Cook County is the most corrupt place in the United States, Illinois is the most corrupt state in the Union. I mean, there is so much corruption here, that it is actually funny. I watched this piece and wonder why are all victims blacks, why not any whites? But I love Chicago, would not live any other place on earth.
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- Anita Alvarez needs to be fired ASAP. She has absolutely no business
prosecuting people or working in any capacity in law enforcement. She should not work in any field that effects other human beings lives. Law enforcement get people to falsely confess all the time, its nothing new. These rogue prosecutors need to be banned from practicing law. What they have done to peoples lives is inexcusable, and the worst thing is they don't seem to feel bad about it at all. They seem like there are disgusted they got caught and will not admit they where wrong no matter if the DNA bites a chunk out of there butt. These people like Anita Alvarez are scary as hell. - Reply to this comment
- So according to Anita Alvarez anyone can confess to anything and be found quilty even if DNA shows differently. I hope she feels really good about how she keeps her job - wrongfully convicting innocent people.
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- See no evil, hear no evil, think no evil! These are the vows of three monkies. Now, to the point, how can someone with a law degree, the voice of the Prosecuting Attorney, obviously ignore the facts, evidence in this case! She probably voted for Romney.
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- In my opinion the woman DA is either too incompetent or can't acknowledge that the police was wrong. She should be fired!
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- Both highlighted cases have DNA from other known sex offenders and this is now not a viable option with regards to guilt? One might think that Anita Alvarez and others like her are propelled through their careers by conviction rate rather than prosecuting the right suspect.Anita Alvarez was clear in her remarks and body language what really matters.
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