Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Innocent but Dead - Current Event 2

As I read this article I started thinking about all of the cases that have come about in the last few years releasing innocent inmates because of forensic evidence. They pull at my heart strings because one can't really imagine the life they had to live behind bars knowing they are innocent and thinking that no one would review their case and dig deep to find the truth. I think that law enforcement is too easy to judge sometimes. Now with the technology I hope that things like this do not continue to happen. The fact that a man was killed by the state before proven innocent is even more tragic. I am on the fence however, because even though I feel terrible for their families and for them having to endure the prison life, I feel that they put the blame on the officers who didn't have the resources that we do today. I also feel that the ones who are guilty can use these stories to their advantage by making the officers second-guess themselves.

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