Wrongfully convicted man gets new judge after Crusader articles
chicagocrusader.com
A wrongfully convicted man received a new judge and possibly a new trial after several articles in the Crusader that raised questions about an alleged cover
  • 520@kbin.social
    121·
    1 year ago

    This wasn’t a police problem (though it sounds like the cop was indeed a problem) so much as a judge problem. That trial was completely unfair.

    • ColeSlothEnglish
      14·
      11 months ago

      By the article the cops were lying about events, beating a guy, and planting a gun on him. Sure sounds like it’s also a cop problem.

      • 520@kbin.social
        41·
        11 months ago

        Like I said, the cop was indeed a problem, but even if the cop was an absolute saint and made a good faith but mistaken arrest, this guy was going to get convicted and given a crazy harsh sentence anyway because of the judge’s bias. There aren’t many things more dangerous than a biased cop, but a biased judge is most definitely up there