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Morton's path from villain to hero
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- Texas has the largest incarceration rate in the world and Texas has the largest exoneration rate in the world. Texas incarcerates more innocent people than anywhere else. OUr prosecutors here must be held accountable. They have lost sight of what justice is. They should do time in prison when they practice unjust law.
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- It breaks my heart each time I hear of yet one more person spending 10, 20, 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The world's "greatest country" is not, in fact, the world's greatest country. We have more people incarcerated than any other country IN THE WORLD--many for petty crimes or are totally innocent. Without "absolute" evidence, no one should EVER be in prison. One cannot speculate over a matter that is so serious. To think that a prosecutor can say anything he wants and that this mis-information can be enough to convict a man is truly a form of stupidity. We need to get people in office who are trained in problem-solving and who have passed an IQ Test to prove that they are capable of intelligently evaluating the circumstances. Additionally, without ABSOLUTE EVIDENCE,I would rather see a criminal released than an innocent man put away. What kind of justice is this--to prosecute just so they can say they won. How can people live with themselves knowing that innocent people are convicted? I am SICK and TIRED of the cruelty in this country under the name of justice. It's time to get our priorities in order and to put PEOPLE ahead of power, greed, anger, revenge, and winning. When will we learn that justice must prevail at all cost and that this system puts every American citizen at risk of being wrongly accused. Enough is enough!!!!!
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- My brother was murdered by terrorists on September 11, 2001. He was a firefighter. I followed the trial carefully and a defendant was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder. He was held to be criminally responsible by proof "beyond a reasonable doubt." In real life, there is almost never proof that is "absolute evidence." According to your idea, this defendant, and hundreds of thousands of others, would all be released from prison. Do you think this defendant should be released? You appear to be a reasonable person. I suspect the answer is "no." I chose my brother as an example, but the same would apply to all of the defendants sitting in jail for domestic violence. When a victim remains in love with the defendant, she often refuses to cooperate, and the hardworking police and prosecutors often convict them for their violent crimes, anyway. These violent defendants could not be found guilty with "absolute evidence" Do you think all the charges against them should be dropped, too? Clearly, prosecutors that abuse their authority should be strongly disciplined. Your idea of ""absolute evidence", however, is extraordinarily misguided. It is a poorly constructed idea that would resonate with extremely dangerous consequences.
