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Man exonerated after 29 years in jail

submitted by wedgie
1 decade 4 years 1 month 3 weeks ago

A man wrongly convicted of rape in 1981 wins his freedom after 29 years in jail. A serious case of miscarriage of justice. Even the judge gets emotional. Judge Gallagher noted. Her voice breaking, she then read to the court an Irish blessing more commonly heard at weddings: “May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm on your face, may the rain fall softly upon your fields. May God hold you in the palm of his hand, now and forever.”

Wiping tears from her face, the judge stepped forward to shake the hand of a man known to the state of Ohio for more than quarter of a century as Inmate A16468. “Good luck to you, Mr Towler,” she said. “You’re free.”

11 Comments

no this is all wrong , he has the wrong skin colour to be set free .

allso LOL GOD PUT YOU IN JAIL YOU FUCKING MUPIT

Now I know why they stopped making The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air... They threw Will's uncle in jail for rape!!!!1

*sad

Yea as happy as I was to see him go free, all the "lord lord lord" and "may god hold you in the palm of his hand" bullshit pissed me off something royally. Just where exactly was your "lord lord lord" when you were found guilty to begin with? How about "Thank science for DNA testing, the reason for my freedom"? Noooo of course not.

Oh well. It's emotional and folks don't think clearly when such.

OMG racist comments!! ban westy forever1!1 Or do you have to point out that muppet is a traditional racist slur just like ewok jokes.

So, how do you repay a lifetime?

I'd rather let a thousand guilty men run free than chase after them.

So hey, I thought cameras where not allowed in courtrooms ? or is that while the case is going on ? that is what was explained to me as for all the drawings you see people doing in court.

handmethekeysyou says...

Sometimes cameras are allowed. Sometimes they're not. It's at the judge's discretion, I believe. If you'll recall, the entire OJ Simpson case was televised.>> ^BoneRemake:

So hey, I thought cameras where not allowed in courtrooms ? or is that while the case is going on ? that is what was explained to me as for all the drawings you see people doing in court.

Can he sue for 29 years of lost wages and "life"?

CheshireSmile says...

>> ^alizarin:

Can he sue for 29 years of lost wages and "life"?

you know? i bet he probably could.

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