Man in prison for 17 years set free after his lookalike is found | ABC News
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2017
- Richard Jones had been charged with aggravated robbery in Kansas City, Kansas, nearly 20 years ago.
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17 years for stealing a purse but people get less than 10 for murder , the justice system is corrupt.
Thats right Brenda. Cheers.
@Rosalee Smith Not always the other guy talked about in the video was on his 11th year and counting but he was freed on year 11. But Child rapist seem to get the fewest years for some stupid reason. It all depends on the Judge I believe. Some judges can give you more and some can give you less seems to be the trend. I don't think they're a consistent number for how long you can go to person for x crime. All I know is that crimes with a lot of publicity get more years too just cause everyone is watching. Like Harvey Weinstein. I'm pretty sure there are people just as bad as him not serving the same sentences.
Exactly what I was coming to say
And some get nothing
They get way more for drugs, but crime pays or the government wouldn’t do it.
this man lost 17 years of his life for a crime he did not commit. no money can ever replace the times he could’ve spent with his loved ones.
Never mind the PTSD you experience from being locked up probably witnessed several stabbings and beatings and god forbid he ever went to the hole and was starved.
@@godmode4790 wow
17 BILLION
The District Attorney should be jailed for prosecuting this
Ofcourse but it sure helps for the next years to come and to enjoy without having to work
What’s sad is at the end bro talked about his life changing and how he wanted to do it right this time, brotha you never did wrong it was the system that failed you
@ThatOne even hackers don’t get that much wtf
@ThatOne Yea, that's why they already had a picture of him in the system.
@@angelmcknight181 and he went back to prison
@@jdizzle18diz wym he went back?!
God is good repent Dios los ama God is coming Dios viene God loves you Dios es bueno!!!!!!!
This man is incredibly courageous to suffer in prison for a crime he didn't commit. I was assaulted 11 years ago.I was so traumatized I couldn't properly ID the two guys who did it, so I chose not to pick anyone from the photos I was shown by the police. There was no way I'd send an innocent person to prison .
you're very brave.
@Beth A...very Brave indeed. I am sorry that happened to you. But for you to be strong enough not to lash out and hurt someone (anyone) else. ...is quite something too. 💜💜💜You're not a victim but a Survivor. 💜
I wish everyone had access to quality healthcare especially victims of trauma and Veterans. Good luck in your life.
You are actually a very good person to believe this. Their are many people out their who after being victimized want someone to be held accountable so badly, they will accept anybody being tried and convicted just to feel better.
Same thing happened to me i wasnt able to pick a person cuz even thought one of the line up pics looked like the person it somewhat didnt completely look like him they even found his facebook and none of the facebook pictures looked like it was the same person
the crazy part of this story is he got 17 years for stealing a purse
i was also wondering about that... 17 yrs is a LONG time for theft...
Amy browneyes most likely because he's black
There is a max aloud sentence. You cant get a longer sentence because of your race.
Amy browneyes technically you can, they just don't say that. Duh. Lol
Annatar for not stealing a purse 😂
How do you get 17 years for stealing a purse????¿That judge needs to be in jail
and what happened to innocent until proven guilty?
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They said the charge was aggravated assault which usually means they used a gun or knife and or the victim was injured too. More than just stealing a purse.
Yeah that judge is obviously racist.
Nancy Howard especially trying to steal a purse
How do you even jail someone for that long, just because "he stole a purse"?
He was charged with aggravated assult and used a weapon to rob the woman, plus the " innocent guy" probably had other legitimate prior convictions..
That's why 17yrs.
@@thetruepatriot7733 okay
@@taiwoamodeni6561 literally all you can say to a comment like that. he probably had other charges? because that’s something you should just assume to justify this situation, right?
@@crownedbycori5438 You commented to the wrong person.
@@pn6528 lol you’re right sorry to this person it was meant for True Pilot
Geez I’m 17 right now so it’s crazy to imagine that this guy was in jail for the amount of time I was alive 😐
same, and for stealing a f--ing purse at that? wtf.
@@hm.3831 yah I’d definitely kill the entire jury and judge. Idgaf
@@kemj9 then u would go to jail for life for murder lmfao
@@bluefantasyz8980 wasting 17 years in jail already took away my life I wouldn’t have any more to lose
@@kemj9 tell em
no amount of money can give him his life back
he has lost 17 years of his life, deaths of loved ones, marriages, births, all the moments of human life which were special. he spent 17 years behind bars probably getting molested by some next guy. NO amount of money can give him that time back.
General King Maybe 10 billion dollars would tbh
Oh yes now!!!!
exactly! what if he had kids? he would have missed their entire childhood! no amount of money makes up for it.
Chenimation exactly...dammm.shame..😠😠
To any of my look alikes: Stay out of trouble.
For real. 😄
I love this comment
And stay away from my wife!
@@vegasjack60 Lol! 👍
Not kidding but If I get falsely accused and convicted for a thing I didn’t do.I am gonna come back (rawdag that judge)and then I am going back to prison,but this times it’s not falsely accused.
They even have similar names “Ricky” and “Richard”. Prayers and love this man and his family. 💕
Guy: loses 17 years of his life for a wrong conviction
Justice System: Whoopsie our bad, here have a cookie :)
Lmbooooo
Omg, that's Real Funny!!! 🍪.
Smh
and not even that much.
They better accept that law cookie
Did I hear tight? 17 years for trying to steal a purse in a parking lot? Who’s the real criminal here!!! The prosecutor and judge!!! Lock them up!!
christopher joseph I totally agree with you, WTF 17 years for a purse snatching, I'm a white woman and this is sad how the color of a person's skin is the point in so many wrongful arrests and deaths and I find it pathetically wrong. the judicial system is pathetic, no excuses for this .sorry
Aggravated robbery means the robber was armed with a deadly weapon, had an accomplice, or actually inflicted serious bodily harm on the victim. Some states, like Illinois, include the threat of bodily harm in the definition of aggravated robbery.
@@lisatinbliki5691 He did not even steal the purse. If it was aggravated to that degree you would think he would have managed to get the purse? In most European countries 17 years is what you get for murder.
Yes u did hear tight
Aggravated assault is when they have a weapon (gun and/or knife usually) at the scene present and often in these cases the victim was injured, it wasn't "just" stealing a purse.
17 years for stealing a purse? But 8 years - 10 years for killing a person. This system needs to be double checked.
Search up georgia marie, there are many murders who didn’t even go to jail for a crime they committed. Also there are many articles that are proven true. Also police reports. Search before you say something.
@@user-if2uz4ur8o Google mate, it says that in MINIMUM, it's 10 years. So please stfu.
Bestmasta 64 you are like 6 years old
GrtBallOf China I need a link
Lil Sule oh no no no don’t tell me that pfp is you oh no no no 😐😫🤣🤣🤣 sorry I can’t hold it in
Jones should file a lawsuit on the State for losing those 17 years!
he got a million bucks smh
Jus imagine how bad mistaken identity played a factor during the 60's and back.. jus imagine how many people got locked up back then..
Wow he was in jail for 17 years for stealing a purse and wasn't even guilty yet actual rapists have far less time and don't have much punishment wtf
Emily S. ye dis system soo corrupt ppl getting more time dese days for theif dan murder an rape smh look stanford get 110 yrs for fraud like wtf
Emily S. I was thinking the exact same thing!
Emily S. That is the judicial system for u my friend.
Emily S. I
welcome to Murica. land of freedom, justice, diversity....
He only got 1.1 million for 17 years of his life! What a joke
😤that is so wrong the system is corrupt
17 years for stealing a purse!
Michelle Versace I’ve been with my husband for 17 years, it’s half my life. I couldn’t imagine spending that time sitting in a cell for something I didn’t do & gettin that. A million dollars doesn’t last long these days
He should get 17 million even that can’t give him back his life
He better know how to start a business to make that money stretch.
Okay so he got 17 years in prison when people like Casey Anthony are set free.
Amazing right. Smh
Who?
@@jinhunterslay1638 a mom that had a child years ago and her child went missing for 30 days and then she finally decided to call police after the 30 days pasts and they founded her daughter by her home by a river.
@@bloodcltss so she killed her own child? why?
17 years! I was waiting on them to say who was murdered but soon realized that was it…purse snatching 😕
I literally got $6000 worth of my stuff and some of my most sentimentally valuable possessions stolen from a storage room. Those men were never caught but if they were I would never wish that much time on them for stealing from me. A purse is nothing
@@caitroseco6752 right. Maybe 60 days in jail max for stealing a purse like comeon.
I really hope this person sues
Luna Gonzalez exactly
Luna Gonzalez I always thought they make you sign a paper doesn't allow you to sue them after they release you from a false accusation. But I'm not 100% sure.
For false imprisonment the state pays!
www.innocenceproject.org/compensating-wrongly-convicted/
Cole Tadlock No that's not correct. If you are falsely accused and spend many years in jail like this man then you can be rewarded with MILLIONS of dollars
Luna Gonzalez I do agree that he should be compensated for all the years he spent in prison making $0.02 an hour or whatever they pay the prisoners to work for commissary. I'm sure his family did the best they could to provide for him while he was on the inside but it does not make up for what he could have done with his life. bless his heart and yes I agree he should be compensated for the years he spent Behind Bars for a crime he did not commit.
17 years😨😨😨😨😨😨 imagine knowing your innocent but you still have to do your time even though it wasn't you god bless him man for real
Young Smokes RIGHT OMG this is Crazy I am Happy He reached out to them and the Judge free him. Now I wonder if he is going to sue them. And Now He has to Learn how Live
Young Smokes I feel so bad for him 😞
Young Smokes he got $100m
Ashley Johnson who gave him 100m $
that hurts
God, please restore to Richard everything the enemy stole from him SEVEN FOLD.
In Jesus Christ Name Ameen 🙏
Amen
Amen and amen 💗
And lead Richard and his family to Salvation, in Jesus' name!
amen!
This man is an amazing person with a great perspective. I'm sure I'd be bitter and angry...I hope he's super successful living his life.
100% agree w/ everything you said
Are they just going to ignore the fact he got 17 plus years for supposedly stealing a fkn purse?!
Not just a purse, a white womans purse
Didn't even steal it. Was only attempted
i saw someone get six years for killing a kid
I am sure he sued. But of course that does not heal u but im sure he sued
@Bohanable Bo yeah like woopsies wtf 😑
Wow America owes this man tax free for life, land, a home a few million dollars
Brenda Lastname I agree.
Or half black.
Stella viura I hope he seeks it like a white man would but it's truly not a race thing.
Jackie Aguiler This truly IS America and I know many black people who would not accept that.
Jackie Aguiler my point is I disagree with you and you should not accept less than any other man and you should not accept that. I think a man like Jones who fought this much to accomplish what he has accomplished should continue to accept redemption.
Yo!!!! He got 17 years for “TRYING” to steal a purse. A purse!!!!! Which wasn’t even stolen!!!!! Bruh!!!
Ikr!
Kinda scary to think that there's someone out there that looks just like you and can be doing whatever they want with their life and putting it on you.
NOBODY should spend 17 years in prison for stealing a purse... wtf?
Ikr! Wtf kind of judicial system allows this fuckery? Hmmmm uhmericah lol
meanwhile all the sex offenders from catch a predator get 2 years yup that makes sense
ᗯᕼᗩT ᕼE TᗩKE? ᗩ ᔕᑭEEᗪᗯᗩY ᑕᗩᖇᗪ? ᒪᗰᗩO
Jessie Rodriguez right 🤦🏾♂️
But unfortunately we have A racial bias in this country that penalizes people of color far more severely than people who aren't of color.
No money can repay what he’s been through... he missed his daughters life.. that time was priceless
FlashBack Mary Sue their ass for 50mil and win me and my daughter would of been making new memories lol I would call it rich memories 😂
They never said he was given money.
And I'm sure they'll take their time getting it off his record or make an excuse why they cant.
FlashBack Mary it’s not his daughter
How can that be his daughter if he has been in prison for 17 years?
The second case shows one of the reasons why the death penalty shouldn't be applied. What if you kill an innocent man later to find out it was a look-alike?
God is good repent Dios los ama God is coming Dios viene God loves you Dios es bueno!!!!!!!!
1 million is a slap in the face. He needs a million for each year!!
💯👌🙏
The justice system is a literal joke and sadly that’ll never happen
It still alot I bet u will take it
The Innocence Project does amazing work.
And tax free
The saddest thing is if they were unable to find his lookalike, then he would’ve been in jail even longer.
😭😭😭
HE FOUND HIS LOOK ALIKE PURELY BY CHANCE.
@@barrymcdougal4816 It's like a movie... the true killer was my cell mate and he confessed to me just before he hung himself... 😬
All Blaxicans look alike
The saddest part is that they don’t look a like..
My mans has a very positive attitude for what he just had to go through
This man is beautiful in and out.
Dude lost 17 years of his life for mistaken identity ... wow feel for this guy man
Absolute Warrior that's fucked up, he should get some big bucks for all the time he spent without his family, facts
Fuck your country, Fuck America, You are lost
Guts
Fuck you shahid
Absolute Warrior thats fucked up
the man stole a purse not a life. you don't have to put him in jail for 17 years !!
adia richards should be 2 years for stealing a purse.
Shouldn't even be years depending on criminal history. Amerikkka is fucked though
The man didn't steal anything he was wrongfully convicted but ur right even if he did steal a purse 17 years are you fucking kidding me some people that murdered somebody get less with plea deals which tells
you how fucked the system is
Thing is he stole Nothing...More like they stole his life..Truly Sucks! :((
17 years for a purse... for fucks sake couldn't you just forced him to community service.
How can anyone get sentence that much time for theft? The justice system is so broken. Not to mention if those mugshots were presented that way, it was pretty clear who she was suppose to choose. Sickening
Exactly comments I was going to make. Thank you.
Aggravated robbery in Kansas carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. In states like Texas you can get a life sentence. There is a difference between robbery and aggravated robbery.
how tf did police, the whole court AND the jury wrongfully convicted someone? That is basically just jumping to conclusion with no proof whatsoever???
Cuz they got it like that.
damn...respect for this man hanging on for so many years
Jonathan Morales well what else do u do??
quit prison?
georgina cat he could have committed suicide
Mustang gang 5.0 nigga what lmfaoooo
Tay Tay he said what else could he do? Shiiit just being honest he better than me. I probably wouldn't have made 3 years
Give this man a million for each year he had to lose from his life, that's STILL not enough retribution. ONE million??
Amen🙏🏼
Nawwww ..hes a career criminal
1000000000 in my view
People earn 20k a year
20k x 17= 360k
@@Moesie Spouting some straight bullshit with that lie. That’s BARE minimum. Not to mention, they aren’t in JAIL. Mistakenly so, even. Like shut up. Trying to justify why he got a shitty million for 17!!! years of being wrongly imprisoned. 🙄
Thank you to these amazing students who helped this Mr. Jones! I hope he received lots of monetary compensation to help him restart his life.
She is totally responsible for this man going to jail for 11 years she act like she did nothing wrong she is totally totally totally responsible
When did she act like she did nothing wrong?
17 damn years for “attempting” to steal a purse? The other day I heard someone get 3 years for molestation!!!!!!! What the hell is wrong with this picture?????????
System is broken
Many pedos and morons for judges.
@Mellissa STJuste preach
Blomee
@Mellissa STJuste but he is not black, he looked hispanic
This man need 17 million dollars
and they better make it tax free.
Jamie Jamie - Settlements are always tax free.
Ezekiel AD GNIK he does
Hell yeah
Ezekiel AD GNIK : 17 Billion Dollars
this is frigthening....glad you are at home now. well done for handling this so admirably
Wow...how sad. Dude can't those years back. They need to compensate falsely accused individuals for for every year they spent in jail and compensate them well!!
That is most racist judge I have ever seen. 17 years for stealing a purse? Really???
Do you even understand what the word "aggravated" means?
James Ballsworth co-ask.
James Ballsworth lol stfu
@@Jamesballsworth aggravated has nothing to do it with it dickhead
@@johnrussell1stearlrussellk522 haahah bro, considering it changes the charge from a class 2 felony, to a class x felony, aggravated definitely has something to do with it.
I hope they paid him a BIGGASSS CHECCKK
He only got 1 million dollars
salimata drame riiigghhtt ! Smh
He only got a million? This country is a joke
@@buriednftp5759 There no amount of Money that can give that time back.
@@misssincere5762 true that s what I thought seeing your daughter grow up and more importantly forming a strong bond with her in her formative years is worth more than a billion even.. but at the very least he and his family should get some comfort. Like her being able to get into an amazing university etc.
Off-topic, but this man is soo beautiful. It's sad he lost 2 decades of his life, but he just seems happy to be free and he can start over. Bless him and his family.
I hope this man, has nothing but success, for the rest of his life. I feel so horrible for him, & he's so nice & kind..It takes a special person to be able to forgive, & not hold the anger & resentment, of having been sent to prison, for a crime they didn't commit. I pray for his happiness & success.
A true act of kindness.❤🇺🇸
That so scary, poor guy spent 17 years behind bars for the crime he never committed, he deserves compensation
deserves a bigggg check
Noori Nut
Yes and he is deserving of minimum wage over a 17yr period plus pain and suffering.
17×$18,000=$300,000+
Now this is a tragedy but the state can alleviate this mans pain and turn a horrible thing into a blessing at the very least.The police officer that made that lineup should get 17years for coersing the witness into accusing this man.
Edit: rumors on here saying that he had a prior robbery,this is a gamechanger.if its true.
Millions
Noori Nut I totally agree
Truth
The line up had one light skinned guy and the rest were really dark
that was such a flawed line up lol you cant even see the other guys faces
I assume they would've blacked out the other faces for security reasons
exactly she said tanned not dark skinned and they put one tanned man who else would she had picked
+thegreatonecometh200 if he had a good lawyer something probably could have been done about that
Thank You! This aggravated me so much! What a suggestive lineup!
This is so sad. The lost years can never be given back.
This poor young man. 😔💔✝️🙏 May God be with him through his pain of lost time with his family.
17 years for trying to steal a purse but some child rapists get 5 years. 🤔
Jessica Marlowe and aggravated robbery, a class 1 felony
Jessica Marlowe its becuase he black im not racist im black too
Lazar Angelow Being black doesnt affect charges.
Trash Reaper ikr
Because our government is full of a bunch of pedos
Heartbreaking. I am so glad he is free. Time to sue!
Alovellyone 'murica
Waste of life racists love to involve their no account irrelevant comments to conversations that have nothing to do with them. Anything to showcase their hatred and stupidity. It's a jackass festival.
LJ yeah but remember he had an alibi. because of the eye witness the alibi wasnt believed
LJ not true at all....... all races sue people.....usually at the advice of some money hungry lawyer.
This is my worst nightmare to be wrongly imprisoned. Happens a lot too...
I'm so sorry you had to go through this. May GOD BLESS YOU and KEEP you!!!! 17 years though for this crime that is crazy!!!!
Unbelievable, 17 years for stealing a purse. These judges and prosecutors should be held accountable for cruel and unsual punishment.
Its so sick to watch how some people are treated on this earth....he needs to be awarded millions!
Abigial Rosser right... probably won't be able to get a good paying job
Abigial Rosser not even millions can make up for 17 years only the person who sentenced him to be put in jail for double what he served
shit I think a good 10 million can make up for 17 years. I doubt he would've ever made that much money in his whole life. He could spend the rest of life not working and traveling or whatever he wants to do with that kind of money.
I agree
Candyce Michelle .....then why dont you go and do 17 years in prison for 10 million dollars ? Doesnt sound so good now or does it still ? Thats about the shittiest piece of comment that i v heard thus far.I mean, there is no fucking amount of money that s worth 17 years in prison for.Only a fucking junkie can come up with these kind or type of thoughts man.This guy could of been killed or could of been placed within a situation to actually have to kill someone to survive within that shit hole.I mean, are you realising what you are saying ? Spending 17 years confined to a cell with no space for ten million dollars its good and your also stating that hr probably wouldnt have made that amount in his entired life.I mean, being in the streets with your freedom, he had a better chance of making 100 million dollars as opposed to 10 millions dollars then he does or did in prison confined to a very small space, and last but not least-freedom doesnt have a fucking price.You will realize that once you are in there, but people who havent been through shit in life couldnt possibly even begin to comprehend or understand the concept of what it is like to be free and without any problems, and therefor are likely to take their stipulation for granted as opposed to being appreciative.
17 years without any physical evidence smh.
grant Jay and an alibi!
His lawyer must've been pretty useless. Cut off the dreads, get a clean shave, wear a suit, and have an alibi. The judge would have thought he never did it.
Moving Target Right ?! Like they couldn’t come up with an alibi ???? Stupid lawyer man ..
Tell this to Ohio
That’s good how she admit her mistake & has compassion for him,.
Nothing will give him the time he lost. Ur free now man live life to the fullest.
What life i don't have life, and i'm already too old for what should i have done.... Everyone thinks i'm gay and everyone is humiliating me, buylling me, because i have a chip and somebody is contrilling me.
17 years for stealing a purse? We need justice reform. That was a waste of a life and a whole lot of public money.
If he was a white he woulda got maybe 2 years or some probation
Jaime Henderson You are the product of a failing society.
still stupid...the time should fit the crime period. the justice system does need to be reformed
If the white guy had a criminal history similar to his I highly doubt that.
kimaegaii I disagree 3year at max.
The description was of a man that is "tan", so they create a line up with ONE tan man and 5 dark men. That's some BS
It really wasn't a "line up". They reviewed pictures the policy conveniently place so the person they want to be identified is identified. You need to physically walk people in so the victim can see the height and build of the person. The person may look identical to the perpetrator but the height and/or build may be off. Police are corrupt and nothing will change until the Police Chiefs and District Attorneys decide to get rid of the dead weight...starting with themselves. We have power at the ballot box to get trustworthy DA's in office and get the bad apples out.
exactly what I was thinking like Wow!!! who set up that lineup?????
That’s another way how officers 👮♂️ faulty place innocent black men in the system. It’s a guarantee that black man is going to prison. DISGUSTING!!!! 🤬
I wonder what would have happened if both of the men had been on the photo line up. Would the victim have picked the right one? I think he had a good chance of being arrested and convicted anyway because his supposed doppelgänger was evil. He was probably no angel himself because I think that people with similar faces tend to have similar minds. How they're raised makes the difference.
@@plantmaster3339 Is this man black? He looks like a multiracial person to me. And whilst I'm not saying that the police were right, the reason why the "innocent black men" are in the system is because the black men who did the crimes allowed them to be by failing to confess when an innocent person was arrested and by committing the crimes in the first place.
I'm not sure why you're being so racist as if there are absolutely no black people in the police force and as if other races (because again this man doesn't look black to me) don't get shafted too. Acting as if black people are the only victims of racism or injustice is racist too. Do you realise that?
"I'm definitely built for the challenge." Amen!
God bless this man i hope the rest of his life gives him everything he's ever wanted. Although nothing can ever compare to the time lost, he still should be monetarily compensated (as should anyone who has went through this) because we all know that when prisoners are released they start with nothing, no home, no medication (if they take any), and often end up homeless. Pure and utter bullshxt.
That's why I'd be walking out into freeways and jumping in front of cars just to attempt suicide. And I'd keep doing it over and over until they jumped me into a program that would help me obtain what I need.
17 YEARS FOR STEALING A PURSE?! WTF AMERICA?!?!?!?! WHATS WRONG WITH YOUR JUSTICE SYSTEM?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Ana Loza it said the guy raped her I thought
Ana Loza IKR
Ana Loza exactly, white is wrong with it??
60sAmethyst racist much? how r u any different than calling white people the problem but u are also the problem. Can't fight racism with prejudice....its the same. But then again, u don't see nothing wrong with your comment so u probably won't understand my opinion.
MZLOVLEA1 oh please, we are so past that now. I no longer care about your fragility. Stop killing my people every other day and then getting away with it scott free. Until that crap stops, i don't give two fk's about YOUR feelings!
Not all the money in the world would give him back the years he had lost.
Im not even alive for 17 years goddam
Aimee Robinson 💰💰💰💳💸💸💶💷💵💵💴💴💰💰💰
Except for 8 million dollars
Aimee Robinson ent madness
17 million alone
The judge deserves to serve time for ruining 17 years of this mans life.
I feel that the government should give a generous amount of money to wrongfully convicted victims
17 years for stealing a purse?, he had an alibi and they had no evidence?. 😮
But he was black
stop pulling the race card
You mean "stop telling the truth because its rude". Sorry I forgot the rules.
perfect_girl #star fan why else in America would someone serve a life sentence for stealing a purse? (He only spent 17 years because he himself had to find the person that actually did it)
im pretty sure they didnt do it cuz hes "black" smh #stoplivinginthepast
He lost 17 years from his life , I wasn't even born yet ☹️😔😭
SARAH Lee hahaa and I was in kindergarten
Stl Stl heyyy me too
SARAH Lee i probably wasn't even sperm yet lmao
same
SARAH Lee he has been in prison longer then I have lived
He should file for a lawsuit and get compensated.
These young people gotta .are a Amazing Legal team . I pray they continue to seek out Justice.
This just proves that eye witnesses testimonies shouldn’t be used as a method of conviction!
Now that we have access to facial recognition and a global Internet source of photographs I say eye witness accounts ought to be used to look for similar faces. A tool for searching out the guilty party but not turning innocent people into criminals.
@ThatOne My last sentence states that and agrees with you.
Wat about a social security number???????????
God is good repent Dios los ama God is coming Dios viene God loves you Dios es bueno!!!!!!!!
Well this probably isnt super commmon. Im sure it happens though...
students do better police and court work. wow and its not that hard.
Lisa M Yes, I study law and you're spot on. All he has to do is take his case to the county court before the jurors who will set the level of damages received.
in pennsylvania years ago 2 judges were arrested for funneling kids into a for profit juvenile
Alisha ahhhhh no. First: prosecution is immune to lawsuits (federal law). Second even if you did sue the state they would appeal it and blame it on the prosecution(immune). If you are a law student you sure aren't very good at it.
Seth N quote: "they would appeal it and blame it on the prosecution". so they just push the blame? seems fair to waste the time( 17years) of someone innocent
goh zhongsian it's not fair..never said it was fair. Life isn't fair. What do you expect from a government that screws us over on a daily basis? Fairness?
Thank goodness for the students research after their willingness to listen to the wrongfully convicted man. Wow! 17 years of his life taken. 😔😳 Thank goodness he is now free to be with his family.
I hope the rest of his life is absolutely amazing.
17 years for robbery but child molesters get 4 years smfh
Caden's MoM fukin crazy i just saw a white lady released 2 after a murder charge smh
Dee who she murdered? Smfh white ppl get away with alot of shit 🤦
Caden's MoM her husband he wasant abusive she grew tired of him plus he had life insurance n her name . Did 2 yrs . Was on this channel
Drinvincible really? Wtf 😕 what child molesters get? Is it the same if you kill children? That's sad. I bet ppl kill all the time smh.
Caden's MoM sick world we live in
They should pay him some money for all the years he couldnt work and couldnt take care of his family
BeautifulZoya yeah they usually do depending how long they were there
BeautifulZoya They sure do cause that was wrong...its so many people in jail today because people can't identify right person
even though you cant put a price on the time he lost i hope he gets a lot of money
he did get paid alot of money.. the last time I read it was 80 thousand a year for wrongly convicted.. so he's got millions
Money ? I would fuck all the police if i found out
They made being freed after 17 years sound like a victory. This man can't get that time back.
He should sue the court for defamation of character
17 years for stealing a purse , 10 years for sexual assault ? Wow
Ava Rodriguez trying* to steal a purse
Ava Rodriguez so if you were sexually assaulted would you still be against the time he got ?
Cant give him back the time they need to pay that man
TORRBROWN Indeed They need to pay Dearly!
Tbh there’s nothing that’ll make up for the time.. he lost his daughter growing up and his time with his wife/girlfriend
If so he’d be owed millions! Because really that time would’ve been priceless
A LOOOOT
He will get paid, if he get's a good attorney
TORRBROWN he should get paid 17 billion
this is so sad imagine losing 17 years of your life💔
This happens way to often.. it’s disgusting
I heard a woman got jail for a year for killing her own 7 year old but HE GET'S 17 FOR STEALING A PURSE AND IT WASN'T EVEN HIM UGH DISGUSTING I WOULD SUE THEM AND GET 5 MILLION !!!!!!
5M??? I'd tell em I wanted to be an investor now dey took my dream. 20M ain't playin no cops
You guys have no brain do you
@@gigaslime3627 huh
how do you know it wasn't him? They didn't say it was the other guy.
wooooooooooow unbelievable
damn, poor guy, he missed his daughters life, money won't fix the fact that he lost so much time in the real world.
yeah that's what breaks my heart. Most parents hurt over how fast the years of their children being little have flown by and feel like they "miss out" on so much, through work, worries etc. this guy literally missed it all! How deeply deeply sad!
Dexrll i was the 666 th guy to like
That’s a shame I’m so sorry he went through all that crap
What a cruel world
His saying he's looking forward to a second chance and "doing it right this time" at the end made me even sadder. He never did it WRONG in the first place; he served 17 years for NOT stealing a purse.
SNEAKO15 like wtf
Yeah seriously, what an amazing guy. Such a tragedy. But maybe he is inferring he was starting to go down the wrong path before but now his life is forever changed
Actually, he had been charged and convicted of other crimes BEFORE the purse debacle happened. That is what he meant by that.
I my country you get Max 10 for murder.
@Qavoe that's artistic
So sad, he can't ever get those 17 years of his life back. They better pay him millions for that mistake smh.
Yah he sound get 17 mil 1 mil a year
Sadly. The won't
How about 17 years for the prosecutors/police/judges who didn't do their job right.
No one should EVER be convicted based on witness testimony alone. It is so notoriously faulty that it's ridiculous to put someone away based on just that. You could ask 5 people at a scene and get 5 different answers. Or like this, people can really look very similar.
"doing it right this time" bro u didnt do anything wrong the first time
Mistakes must be made right. That man lost 17 years! Pay the man.
How sad knowing that you are innocent and not being able to get anybody to believe in you 😔
Thank God that only happens to black people
@@katsaris1973 white people your time is coming
@@Keisha7612 I was waiting to see how long it would take for a reply lol
That's the Justice system for you
@Nick B Kala ekanes filemou, as we say in greek, you did a good thing Friend of mine.
I hope he files a lawsuit against everyone who involved in his trial.
In Australia you'd get a good behaviour bond for purse snatching. How can a judge decide to end a man's life, destroy his family and all by giving someone 17 yrs for snatching a purse. And in the whole time nobody decides to revist that sentence or do anything about it. That is so fucked up
lol that "no physical evidence" got me . He better sue tf out of someone