[TexasRepublic]

I can imagine that a lot of people would be bitterly affected by a mistake such as this. After 27 years in the College for Criminals, I wonder if he’ll be able to control himself and stay out of jail?

[zeestephen]

We make a grave mistake by assuming that the ABSENCE of DNA evidence, or the PRESENCE of foreign DNA evidence, means all these hundreds of released men are in fact innocent.

It is quite possible that many of these men could not have been convicted in a courtroom today. But, that would mean they are Not Guilty, or Not Prosecuted, which is not the same thing as innocent.

Think about the three things that HAD to have happened for ALL these innocent men to be convicted.

ALL the crimes HAD to take place during a period of time when these innocent men had no credible witnesses to being someplace else.

ALL the crimes HAD to take place at a location the innocent men could plausibly get to.

Almost ALL the real criminals HAD to have some physical resemblance to the innocent men, since most of these cases involve eyewitness testimony.

That is one giant heap of bad luck, isn't it?

If you tell me innocent men have been sent to prison, I believe you.

When you tell me that HUNDREDS of innocent men have been convicted of murder or rape, I flat out do not believe that.

[marshmallow]

Overall, 31 people have been formally exonerated through DNA testing in Texas, also a national high.

The state that executes the most also seems to have the most convictions of the innocent.

Scary.

[Clint Williams]

So much for the "Immaculate Conviction" espoused by some FReepers.

Remember too, that prosecutors tell us they take the utmost care in such cases. Makes you wonder about all the rest, doesn't it? Or not? Nifong...?