The Conviction Integrity Unit the Michigan Attorney General set up a couple of years back has borne fruit, exonerating a man who's been imprisoned since 1989. Dude was convicted of murder based on bite mark evidence, the junkiest of all junk science.
Like the majority of states, Michigan has a wrongful imprisonment compensation statute. Michigan's pays $50K for each year of wrongful imprisonment. Of course, these are tort "reform" laws that protect states from truly massive judgments.
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." ~ Louis D. Brandeis
"Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don't give a fuck how crazy they are." ~ S. Gecko
As seen on the internet, you clowns may think you're cool, but you'll never be shares-a-birthday-with-Suzi-Quatro cool.
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." ~ Louis D. Brandeis
"Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don't give a fuck how crazy they are." ~ S. Gecko
I thought this quote from Warren Moon was pretty interesting.
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In a post saying he was proud of Nassib, Hall of Famer Warren Moon said he played with several gay football players in a storied pro career that spanned from 1978 to 2000 but none were “comfortable enough to go public.”
“They were great teammates, & obviously very talented. As long as they helped us win and were great teammates, their sexual preference was never a issue,” Moon wrote. “We live in a different time now where diversity is much more accepted. Cheers Carl, and I hope this lets other athletes know, its OK to say who you are...”
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." ~ Louis D. Brandeis
"Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don't give a fuck how crazy they are." ~ S. Gecko
A famous statue of traitor and original recipe klansman Nathan Bedford Forrest located in Nashville, TN went to be with Jesus today. This is arguably the one C.S.A. memorial statue that should have stayed where is was cuz, damn, look at the fucking thing:
If the C.S.A. really must be remembered, and apparently it must, clown art (clart?) is the way to go.
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." ~ Louis D. Brandeis
"Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don't give a fuck how crazy they are." ~ S. Gecko