"They must be guilty of something: if not murder then stealing deodorant".
Reference to David Protess' Huffington Post Story on Anthony Porter: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-protess/anthony-porter-released_b_2250292.html There was a period of time in state and federal government
when many innovative programs were developed with the help of universities and
research institutes. For example, in Wisconsin in the 60's and 70's under
progressive and balanced state leadership we were able to admit with
compensation that the state might have falsely charged someone (we had no death
penalty to commit the ultimate mistake). The state used victim compensation
laws when it failed to protect our citizens from losses caused by criminals.
State funded programs seemed to provide a social balance. Our priorities today
seem out of order. Illinois government can't seem to get anything right. It is
convenient for judges, state's attorneys and harsh administrators' to assume
that someone charged must be guilty of some crime even if they were innocent of
the crime they were originally charged. These may be tough times economically
but when did we lose our sense of balance and justice? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-protess/anthony-porter-released_b_2250292.html
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