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  1. A quotation from John Adams

       We are to look upon it as more beneficial, that many guilty persons should escape unpunished, than one innocent person should suffer. The reason is, because it’s of more importance to community, that innocence should be protected, than it is, that guilt should be punished; for guilt and crimes are so frequent in the world, that all of them cannot be punished; and many times they happen in such a manner, that it is not of much consequence to the public, whether they are punished or not.
       But when innocence itself, is brought to the bar and condemned, especially to die, the subject will exclaim, it is immaterial to me, whether I behave well or ill; for virtue itself, is no security. And if such a sentiment as this, should take place in the mind of the subject, there would be an end to all security what so ever.

    John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
    Speech (1770-12-03/04), Argument for the Defense, Boston Massacre Trial

    More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/15073/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #bostonmassacre #nothingtolose #civilrights #crime #criminal #exoneration #guilt #guilty #innocence #innocents #justice #lawandorder #moralhazard #protection #punishment #security #socialcontract #justicesystem

  2. This week’s post covers some highs and lows: saying goodbye to a former Army friend, welcoming a new grandson who arrived ahead of schedule, and reflecting on the exoneration of three Pennsylvania men after nearly three decades behind bars.

    #Exoneration #CriminalJustice #Family

    bobmuellerwriter.com/a-new-gra

  3. CW: Death Penalty

    In death penalty cases, the quest for justice is not America’s highest value theconversation.com/in-death-p

    States such as Louisiana have enacted factual innocence statutes because there is no nationwide, constitutional bar to executing people who are factually innocent.

    #DeathRow #EighthAmendment #Exoneration

  4. 24 Days of Xmas: Exoneration – “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman/Mary Did You Know”

    Squeaking onto our playlist as the advent calendar almost runs out of windows is this double-header from Exoneration!

    Exoneration: facebook | spotify | youtube

    youtube.com/watch?v=0-uwmyvT5o

    moshville.co.uk/feature/24-son

    #24SongsOfXmas #Exoneration

  5. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 for conspiring with the Soviets. A newly declassified memo debunks the government’s case against Ethel, and her sons want their mother exonerated. A historian explains what changed mind: theconversation.com/i-am-a-sch
    (Lori Clune, Fresno State) @histodons #Histodons #history #coldwar #exoneration

  6. Des milliards d'euros d'aides publiques sont versés chaque année aux entreprises sans aucune contrepartie 🤑

    👊L'Union syndicale Solidaires exige le remboursement des aides publiques versées et des exonérations, ainsi que le reversement du montant des dividendes aux salarié-es licencié-es, lors de fermetures d’usines.
    Plus généralement, nous exigeons le suivi et le contrôle de toutes les aides publiques accordées aux entreprises.👊

    #licenciement
    #aidespubliques #exoneration

  7. "The witness was 200 yards away, inside her home in South Los Angeles and peering through closed blinds. On Wednesday, Patterson was declared innocent after spending nearly half his life behind bars. His #exoneration marks the 13th under George Gascón’s tenure - those 13 people collectively add up to nearly 300 years of wrongful incarceration" laist.com/news/criminal-justic

  8. "The witness was 200 yards away, inside her home in South Los Angeles and peering through closed blinds. On Wednesday, Patterson was declared innocent after spending nearly half his life behind bars. His #exoneration marks the 13th under George Gascón’s tenure - those 13 people collectively add up to nearly 300 years of wrongful incarceration" laist.com/news/criminal-justic

  9. Longest-imprisoned US inmate, Glynn
    Had suffered for 48 years on and on
    But resilience and tenacity
    Were the keys to his victory
    And now he's exonerated and free!

    #resilience #tenacity #exoneration #freedom #limerick #poetry

    bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada

  10. An Oklahoma inmate has been exonerated by a judge after serving nearly 50 years in prison, the longest time a prisoner has served before being declared innocent, according to The National Registry of Exonerations. Glynn Simmons, 71, was released in July after prosecutors said key evidence was not shared with his defense attorneys, and was officially ruled innocent today. Read more about the case from NPR.

    flip.it/c-E5bd

    #Exoneration #Oklahoma #Justice