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Old 07-13-14, 10:04 AM   #58
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Originally Posted by Tribesman View Post
Justice that can be put right when it is found to be not justice.
A posthumous pardon doesn't really cut it.
Milgaard was exonerated and given 10 million dollars in compensation. No one on this earth can give him back those 23 years.

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They were clear cut enough to be beyond reasonable doubt.
I think you are making my argument for me. There are obviously cases where there is no doubt of guilt. Bourque is one of them.

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Yes, and each screw up was applied as part of a workable solution.
So how to differenciate?
Glad I don't have to.

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There is no shortage of cases where it definitely fitted the bill, until of course they later found out they was wrong.
The cases that I mentioned were not like that. In fact they were the opposite.
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