Wrongly Imprisoned Man Freed In Texas

[Nomad559]

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iPDQsdFmrT8pvn7IwT7tuccL1EtwD8S63R400

A man who spent a dozen years in prison for a rape he didn't commit was freed Tuesday, the third inmate to be released because of problems with the Houston Police Department's crime lab.

Wearing dark clothes and carrying a red mesh gym bag and a paper sack containing his belongings, Ronald Taylor greeted his family with warm embraces outside the Harris County Jail.

"It hasn't really sunk in. I'm just glad to see my family," he said.

His plans included eating shrimp, a delicacy he missed in prison, and moving to Atlanta to marry Jeannette Brown, the fiancee who has waited for him since the mid-1990s.

But his first stop was City Hall, where Taylor, 47, urged the City Council to prevent other innocent prisoners from rotting behind bars.

[Hydra]

1. We have SUCH a good justice system

I love how being in prison is equated with ironclad guilt in this country.:sarcasm:

[yella_dawg]

2. I'd feel more comfortable...

If accusation didn't equal ironclad guilt in this country.

[Hydra]

3. That is a disturbing new turn

as well as the "he/she intended to do it"

If thought crime was illegal, EVERYONE would be in jail.

[bluestateguy]

4. He didn't have the resources that the Duke lacrosse players had

Both were railroaded by a devious, ambitious and corrupt DA. The difference was that the Duke players had the resources to fight back and clear their names before even going to trial. The DA was also held accountable and that's good, such that Mike Nifong will not be in a position to bring harm upon anyone again.

On the other hand, this man was railroaded through Texas's "justice" system, convicted and spent 12 years in jail for a crime he never committed. Now I wonder who will be held accountable for this outrage.

[Hydra]

5. Nobody, I suspect

Most of the people that get out(usually on DNA), rarely even get an apology. Worse are the people that are stuck there through their terms because they don't have the resources to fight it.

The criminal gets away with it, and the other person gets tarred and feathered for life, regardless of they are proven innocent. Sickening.

[malaise]

6. How sad is this?

He's lucky George, Harriet or Gonzo didn't execute him.

[flashl]

7. There should be more released from Texas prisons

Several years ago, the houston Police Chief announced that 280 boxes of lost evidence was found from the houston Police crime lab that affected cases from about 1979 to 1991, evidence that might be linked to more than 379 cases.

Knowning this, good ole Texas just kept executing. Texas is the state where the Supreme Court had to halt the execution of Delma Banks MORE THAN 14 TIMES!

At least 38 executions have been carried out in the United States in face of compelling evidence of innocence or serious doubt about guilt.

Last count for Texas was 23 executions with compelling evidence of innocence.