Should Missouri's wrongfully convicted be compensated?
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Should Missouri's wrongfully convicted be compensated?

Yes

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Yes

A Missouri Senate committee will take up a bill Monday that would create a fund to pay victims of wrongful convictions.
A Missouri Senate committee will take up a bill Monday that would create a fund to pay victims of wrongful convictions. Show Less
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Christopher Watson
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Christopher Watson

Why not? They disrupt someone's life by not investigating the case good enough, so yeah you have to pay for destroying someone's life.

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Stephanie l. meals
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Stephanie l. meals

There is no amount of money that can make up for the amount of time they have lost. But monetary compensation can help atone for the loss of income, loss of opportunity, and loss of education. It is also a way of apologizing for the wrongs this person has needlessly suffered and help for a new start

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Shamande Smith
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Shamande Smith

This poor man's case is the exact reason why police should be made to carry malpractice insurance. The great state of Missouri took something from this man that he will never get back and that is time.

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Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

I also believe anyone that willfully participated in a wrongful conviction, should serve the sentence that individual was given, in full.

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Shamande Smith
Shamande Smith

Man tell it, I didn't think of it like that but you're correct if you think of all the damage that's really caused the cost of board. The only logical way to stave off bad policing is the balance the consequences.

No

Right now many don't qualify for compensation, such as Lamar Johnson.
Right now many don't qualify for compensation, such as Lamar Johnson. Show Less
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