Cleared on appeal

[Runningman]

I was shocked to the core upon reading that over the last 30 years approx. 137 individuals imprisoned for life were eventually found to be not guilty after serving a substantial number of years of their original sentence.

 

Would such a fact bother you ?

 

Can you imagine not only the pain of an innocent individual in prison but the pain that their families had to suffer.

 

Well done to our system of justice !!

 

Have you ever served on a jury and had major doubts about the defendants guilt ?

 

Don't ever forget Timothy Evans, George Kelly, Mahmood Hussein Mattan and David Bentley.

All hanged and later had their convictions squashed.

 

Don't always believe what you read in the papers about those alleged to have murdered someone.

[runningman1]

I was shocked to the core upon reading that over the last 30 years approx. 137 individuals imprisoned for life were eventually found to be not guilty after serving a substantial number of years of their original sentence.

 

Would such a fact bother you ?

 

Can you imagine not only the pain of an innocent individual in prison but the pain that their families had to suffer.

 

Well done to our system of justice !!

 

Have you ever served on a jury and had major doubts about the defendants guilt ?

 

Don't ever forget Timothy Evans, George Kelly, Mahmood Hussein Mattan and David Bentley.

All hanged and later had their convictions squashed.

 

Don't always believe what you read in the papers about those alleged to have murdered someone.

 

I bet I can run faster than you.

[GLASGOWOODS]

I bet I can run faster than you.

 

Hahaha!...

[999tigger]

So whats the article youve been reading. Got a link?

[lottiecass]

Well done to our justice system? for failing in the first place.

[999tigger]

How do you know it failed? No system is perfect. It would help if he posted the article that contains the details so we can see things in context.

[lottiecass]

How do you know it failed? No system is perfect. It would help if he posted the article that contains the details so we can see things in context.

 

Of course it failed these people were innocent and were sent down with a life sentence,some of these people went for years protesting their innocence ,as in the Birmingham bombers case,stiched up by a bent legal system that had to get somebody.The use of dna has been used in a number of cases,leading to the real culprit being sent down.

[Solomon1]

I was shocked to the core upon reading that over the last 30 years approx. 137 individuals imprisoned for life were eventually found to be not guilty after serving a substantial number of years of their original sentence

 

That's obscene

 

Would such a fact bother you ?

 

YES!

 

Our social fabric

 

Is held together

 

With Sellotape and Cheese

[999tigger]

Of course it failed these people were innocent and were sent down with a life sentence,some of these people went for years protesting their innocence ,as in the Birmingham bombers case,stiched up by a bent legal system that had to get somebody.The use of dna has been used in a number of cases,leading to the real culprit being sent down.

 

 

As I said no system is perfect, so 137 cases is a lot more meaningful if we compare that to how many murder trials there have been in the last 30 years as well as how many people are convicted. That way you can see things in perspective. There wouldnt be a trial unless people protested their innocence.

[lottiecass]

As I said no system is perfect, so 137 cases is a lot more meaningful if we compare that to how many murder trials there have been in the last 30 years as well as how many people are convicted. That way you can see things in perspective. There wouldnt be a trial unless people protested their innocence.

 

I should think that the 137 people would appreciate your meaningful comparison.