Comments on: forensic innocence

By: rawdawgbuffalo

rawdawgbuffalo — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:16:24 +0000

to collect dna would be facist
and until they can prove folks actually did the crime
slave master like
fokks getting out on dna now
if they were swabbed, could u guarantee the gov would destroy it
nope

By: jAMiE

jAMiE — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:55:18 +0000

As usual, a thought-provoking post.

I agree that it seems mainly blacks are falsely imprisioned…what can we do about that…plenty. DNA evidence should be mandatory to put a man(or woman) on death row for execution.

By: paul

paul — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:07:54 +0000

There is another side to this question. When you see government data being stolen and potentilally misused as is happening in the UK and to a lesser extent in other countries at the moment, then I’m not sure I want big dna data banks to include my information. It’s kind of frightening. If ever I’m accused of a crime, then they can take my database then to prove my innocence.

By: jason evans

jason evans — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:13:58 +0000

Recklessly convictions someone or allowing an innocent person to remain in jail is one of the foulest crimes I can imagine, because it cloaks the deed in law and authority. Yet, it’s a crime which is never punished.

By: Mary A. Kaufman

Mary A. Kaufman — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:59:24 +0000

I have long been a advocate of abandoning, or severly limiting, eye witnesses as a means of proof of an individual’s guilt. I wonder how many innocent people spent time in prison, or have been executed, because someone falsely identified them.

By: dumakey

dumakey — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:00:41 +0000

Its always about money, the root of everything, reducing cost, saving money. All so wrong, since when is it right to trade humanity on the stock exchange of life? The innocent suffer as no one cares, no one wants to know. We always over complicate life and unjust unfair behaviour seems to win every time.

By: Geraldine

Geraldine — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:03:50 +0000

This is such an important post Paisley. I hope that many people will read this and feel compelled to do something about this state of affairs. It should be a priority for our elected officials, but is it?

In Canada, the case of David Milgaard was front and center for many,many years due in large part to his mother’s (Joyce) complete (and completely justified)belief in David’s innocence from the beginning. DNA evidence finally cleared him and led to his release. I corresponded with Joyce a few times and her love and devotion to her son was so touching and evident in her words and her actions to assist him. But how many people in prison are fortunate to have someone with that kind of perserverance to help them when they can no longer help themselves?

This is a tragedy that could happen to any of us or to someone we love. It is not something that only happens to ‘other people.

Thanks for writing this and sharing this message. G

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:50:03 +0000

Maybe it’s not true, but I can’t help notice that the wrongly convicted folks shown on the website were mostly black, if not all of them. I’m just saying. Politics play a big role on this, I’m almost sure.

By: CordieB

CordieB — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:27:03 +0000

I can’t imagine being incarcerated for years for something I’m innocent of; but, like you, I have not thought much about it because it has never effected me personally. What a humanistic, spirit saving, life saving, project to endorse! Thanks for the spreading the word and taking the time to help! I’ll do the same. Perhaps we can make a difference!Peace, Light and Love . . . CordieB.

By: Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:46:46 +0000

What a great post. I agree with you. It seems that with all the technology we have, we could help free innocent prisoners and put more guilty men behind bars. Doesn’t seem like most ppl are too concerned with the criminal justice system, though.