Black man who spent 44 years in prison before he was exonerated gets record $25M settlement

[leftwinger]

So does fair payments. I fully support the amount. As a white male Christian that is.

then you pay it clown. Dont use my funds,

 

[Missourian]

Why isn't the false accuser being locked up for 44yrs? What does she have to pay?

Why aren't the crooked ass cops being prosecuted?

Why isn't the crooked ass prosecutor being prosecuted?

You want to talk about a 2 tier Justice System, this is a fine example of it.

I really wanted to agree with this...but the last four sentences precluded that.

But I'm glad this guy got 25 million.

 

[TNHarley]

Thats a lot of money, but that isnt worth the freedom.
Not sure why this has to involve skin color, though. Being falsely convicted happens to people of all races.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

A Black North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping a prominent white woman has been awarded a historic $25 million settlement more than three years after he was exonerated.

Ronnie Long, 68, settled his civil lawsuit with the city of Concord, about 25 miles northeast of Charlotte, for $22 million, the city said in a news release Tuesday. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation had previously settled for $3 million, according to Duke Law School’s Wrongful Convictions Clinic.

The clinic, which represented Long, said the settlement is the second largest wrongful conviction settlement recorded.

"It’s, obviously, a celebratory day today knowing that Ronnie’s going to have his means met for the rest of his life with this settlement. It’s been a long road to get to this point so that’s a great outcome," clinical professor Jamie Lau, Long's criminal attorney, said in a phone interview Tuesday.

"Have we found justice in this case? Absolutely not. No amount of money will ever compensate Ronnie for all that he lost, but this is a big step forward for him," Lau said.

The city also issued a rare public apology to Long.

"We are deeply remorseful for the past wrongs that caused tremendous harm to Mr. Long, his family, friends and our community. Mr. Long suffered the extraordinary loss of his freedom and a substantial portion of his life because of this conviction," the city said. "He wrongly served 44 years, 3 months and 17 days in prison for a crime he did not commit."

They said there was no physical evidence tying Long to the rape and burglary and he did not match the original description of the suspect — a "yellow or really light-skinned Black male." A rape kit collected at the hospital and provided to Concord police went missing and has never been found, Long's attorneys said.

They said the prosecution’s main piece of evidence was the victim identifying Long weeks after the attack and it was "the product of a suggestive identification procedure arranged by the police to target Long."

There were also numerous pieces of evidence from the scene, including suspect hair and 43 fingerprints, that could have helped exonerate him, according to his attorneys. The evidence, which they said did not belong to Long, was tested by investigators but not disclosed. The attorneys also accused Concord police officers of giving false testimony about the evidence at Long's trial.

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44yrs for a crime you didn't commit and all it took was a white woman to say, "He did it".

Why isn't the false accuser being locked up for 44yrs? What does she have to pay?

Why aren't the crooked ass cops being prosecuted?

Why isn't the crooked ass prosecutor being prosecuted?

You want to talk about a 2 tier Justice System, this is a fine example of it.

Doesn't seem like enough.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Doesn't seem like enough

Pony up for your beliefs.

You won't

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

You are aware of course, that innocent white men have been convicted as well, right?

And, skippy?

 

[deannalw]

And, skippy?

Try to figure it out.

Just try.

And have a cookie.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Try to figure it out.

Just try.

And have a cookie.

So, you have nothing. Noted.

 

[initforme]

Hoe can anyone say the payout is too much?

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

It is not too much.

Just white anger and guilt.