• FlordaMan@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    How low of a human being must you be to claim evidence has been destroyed when it hasn’t. The cop who told that under oath should be fired and put in jail, like anyone else would.

    • CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”

      Prosecutors are measured by convictions, regardless of whether they get it right.

  • N0body@sh.itjust.works
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    Cases like these illustrate why the death penalty is such a terrible idea. The process itself is imperfect, and in some places filled with bad actors looking to close cases quickly while maximizing sentences.

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    Prosecution rates > actual human lives

    It’s the problem with conflict-based justice systems that seek victory instead of the truth. Being wrong is irrelevant to winning.

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    Prosecutors are pushing back against Jamerson’s efforts. Dubbs described the rape as only taking place for a matter of minutes and never testified the assailant ejaculated, so the sample not belonging to Jamerson doesn’t exclude him from being the rapist, they say. Prosecutors also argue Dubbs’ alleged identification of Jamerson as her attacker in 1991 is still evidence of guilt.

    I don’t understand this.