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Posted on 11/04/2023 10:04:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
They cleared him fr dna under her fingernails.
One of the two unnamed suspects is dead and the other is in prison.
Why from taxpayers? Didn’t the city have liability insurance?
Do you think they care about the taxpayers?
Obviously not.
I wonder how much the IRS is going to take.
Every time I see a wrongful conviction case like this, I am reminded of the standard for conviction given by God to the Jews. Not that we have to follow OT law, but in every one of these cases I've seen this standard is not met.
“Didn’t the city have liability insurance?”
Most cities are “self-insured”.
(From the bottomless well of the taxpayer).
> I wonder how much the IRS is going to take.<
Just write loan repayment on the comments line and don’t report it to the IRS. I hear that works in Delaware.
EC
I’d imagine that liability insurance rates for a city like that became prohibitively expensive years ago and the city self insured itself because, after all, the city government would just do what it normally does anyway - lay the cost off on the homeowner, business, etc.
They may not take anything. IIRC, there are things like insurance payments that don’t get taxed. It might be the same for lawsuit settlements, too.
“The City remains committed to transparency in the pursuit of justice,” the spokesperson wrote. “Although the City’s settlement is not a finding of wrongdoing by any party, the City recognizes the pain and burden to all parties that continued litigation of this lawsuit would bring. The City hopes that this resolution can be a just result for all those affected, and our hearts remain with the family of Barbara Jean Horn as they continue to seek justice for their loved one.”
A CROCK OF SH## EXPLANATION typical of those in control
News articles on these events are completely one sided.
No one involved with the prosecution or Police investigation is ever going to say one word, because of legal risk.
Bottom Line...
None of the falsely imprisoned ever prove their innocence.
At best, they prove reasonable doubt, doubt that cannot be challenged decades after the crime took place.
The other thing is there is a big difference between an honest mistake on the part of the State, and criminal wrongdoing on the part of the State.
Ping!
Assuming that this guy is,in fact,innocent it's good that he's finally out.
I think that rewards like that aren’t subject to taxation.
Can you give us a link to this as DNA is not mentioned in the article.
My thought was that without DNA evidence the city would not have put up the 9.1 million.
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