Three black men, convicted as teens, exonerated in Ohio after serving 20 years in prison

[KamaAina]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/07/1376122/-Three-black-men-convicted-as-teens-exonerated-released-in-Ohio-after-serving-20-years-in-prison

In 1995, three young men, just high school students at the time—Laurese Glover, then 17, Eugene Johnson, then 18, and Derrick Wheatt, then 17—were railroaded by the Cleveland police and prosecutors office for a murder they didn't commit. Maintaining their innocence, they served the next 20 long years in prison, but were just released after years of legal support from the Ohio Innocence Project.

On multiple occasions both Glover and Wheatt were offered a deal to serve no jail time whatsoever if they testified against Eugene Johnson, but for 20 years they refused to do so, maintaining that all three of them were completely innocent....

The other witnesses who reported seeing a shooter come from a different parking lot and dressed differently than any of the men convicted, were never called to testify.....

While it's a beautiful that the these three brothers have been released, they've had 20 of their most important years on earth stolen from them. Will any police or prosecutors be held liable for this travesty? Will anything change that will prevent something like this from happening so easily again?

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. Lawsuit, sue for ONe Hundred Million EACH...if they have evidence they were railroaded

they will be rich men someday.

Now, if you let TEAPARTY or REPUBLICAN party take over everything, they would not be able to sue at all.

[SomethingFishy]

2. There was another case this week as well.. 30 years..

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32200813

Prosecutors dropped the case against Anthony Ray Hinton, 58, when new ballistics tests contradicted the only evidence that linked him to the murders of two restaurant managers in 1985.
He told the BBC the case against him was "built around racism and a lie".
His advocate Bryan Stevenson said the case demands a review.


Guy was railroaded... I wonder if Glen Beck and the folks at the Blaze will start a "GoFundMe" page for these innocent people.

[pnwmom]

3. The two were true heroes for not saving themselves by falsely condemning the third.

That took amazing strength.

They should receive substantial monetary compensation for their terrible ordeal -- though nothing can ever truly compensate them for the loss of their youth.

[libdem4life]

4. Strength of character...would they would get a Book Tour...that's what the other folk do.

and make a few million while they are suing. It's time this crap got highlighted and recognized, rather than just a footnote on the 24/7 news circuit. Maybe they just want to go home and be with their families, though. God bless them.

[pnwmom]

5. I agree. And I hope someone offers to make a movie about their struggle.

It might open millions of eyes while it benefits them all financially.

[libdem4life]

6. Paging Spike Lee.

[pnwmom]

7. Yes!