Innocent man released after 23 years in jail suffers heart attack on second day of freedom

[joebloggs]

23yrs of his life wasted, a reason why we should not have the death penalty


David Ranta was sentenced to 37 years behind bars after being convicted in 1991 of killing an Orthodox Jewish rabbi during a botched robbery. He always maintained his innocence, and was released on Thursday.



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...f-freedom.html

[imagine]

shock of being released

[grahamw48]

Disagree, in the case of clearly proven crimes (DNA, multiple witnesses, CCTV etc), it will free up a lot of jail space, prevent re-offending, and provide a real deterrent.

[joebloggs]

this guy who served 23yrs must have been clearly proven of committing murder eg beyond resonable doubt ..

[les_taxi]

If it's 100% clear as in Ian Huntly,Peter Sutcliffe etc then death penalty should be mandatory