I can never understand the outrage at the huge money settlements for damages issuing from people like you.
You know there is little correspondence between judgements
and their $$ awards and what the complainant actually gets, and WHEN and HOW he gets it. Even if he were to receice a lump sum tomorrow, I say good for him, and good for the collective taxpayers that in effect fund the payout, becuase, for all they know, it could be them next time and not Raul Ramirez this time. Enough of these hotdog prosecutors out to build a reputation for themselves on the backs of innocent citizens, and maybe the voters will think twice about putting certain people in office, who appoint certain other people. The beat goes on though, and this stuff happens in every big and small city and town eventually. If this happened in New Jersey where I live , I would have no problem , knowing that, oh, I dunno, maybe ten dollars of my property tax $$ went to pay the damages suffered by ANYONE falsely accused. PRECISELY BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME. And if continuing big money settlements "bankrupt" the Police Departments, it is THEY who should think twice and three times about what kinds of priorities they should have , and what they need to do to preserve the public trust, NOT US
And I HAVE been involved in campaigns to get innocent people out of jail , yes, Death Row, and there is NOTHING WORSE than being accused of a crime you did not commit, let alone spending years on Death Row as an innocent man .Ever hear of Randall Adams?
I apologize; I made my statement without fully understanding all the negative impact that the teacher suffered as a result of his name being tarnished, his job & career lost and so many other things taken away.
If it takes 5 or more years to fecover his good-standing & public-trust within his community, then $18 million should suffice, I'm sure.
And, No but I have never heard of Randall Adams.