Gone are the days of Truth and Justice! It's become a chess game...who will WIN. Nothing proves that point more than the number of exonerations over the past 10 years.
It's always been like that. Most of the exonerations (which really began picking up steam in the late 90's) are from decades old convictions, of course. Prosecutors, in bulk, act more like movie directors. They cast & script a show. (Not all, but tens of thousands of elected DAs across the country do things every day that should make everyone's hair stand on end.) I think the case of Curtis Flowers, meticulously unraveled and exposed, piece by piece by the incredible investigative team from Minnesota Public Radio in "In the Dark" Season 2 podcast, is the greatest window into how the system so often functions of any single story I've ever encountered. (It's also the most masterful & *impactful* piece of storytelling in the genre. They did work no one had ever even imagined doing. It's crazy in the end to hear a clip from their podcast played in a hearing they're also podcasting... set an innocent, clearly framed, man free. I don't just mention it because the story is so good or the case so egregious. I mention it because it fits to a T the pattern those whose life is spent on wrongful convictions see again, and again, and again. It's one case that tells a story about the entire system. If you're interested, it's widely considered the best "true crime" podcast in history. Yes, even compared to the trailblazer "Serial." It's on every podcast app, but I linked straight to the website at the bottom. (The extras are amazing as well, including photos, video, documents, literal transcripts from each of the SIX trials he was put through, articles, as well as transcripts of the episodes.) A study they did showing that the DA systematically and unlawfully excluded Blacks from the juries was cited in several briefs for the Supreme Court case Flowers won. (That's also in the podcast. It's quite a ride.) features.apmreports.org/in-the-dark/season-two/
Gone are the days of Truth and Justice! It's become a chess game...who will WIN. Nothing proves that point more than the number of exonerations over the past 10 years.
It's always been like that. Most of the exonerations (which really began picking up steam in the late 90's) are from decades old convictions, of course. Prosecutors, in bulk, act more like movie directors. They cast & script a show. (Not all, but tens of thousands of elected DAs across the country do things every day that should make everyone's hair stand on end.)
I think the case of Curtis Flowers, meticulously unraveled and exposed, piece by piece by the incredible investigative team from Minnesota Public Radio in "In the Dark" Season 2 podcast, is the greatest window into how the system so often functions of any single story I've ever encountered. (It's also the most masterful & *impactful* piece of storytelling in the genre. They did work no one had ever even imagined doing. It's crazy in the end to hear a clip from their podcast played in a hearing they're also podcasting... set an innocent, clearly framed, man free. I don't just mention it because the story is so good or the case so egregious. I mention it because it fits to a T the pattern those whose life is spent on wrongful convictions see again, and again, and again. It's one case that tells a story about the entire system.
If you're interested, it's widely considered the best "true crime" podcast in history. Yes, even compared to the trailblazer "Serial."
It's on every podcast app, but I linked straight to the website at the bottom. (The extras are amazing as well, including photos, video, documents, literal transcripts from each of the SIX trials he was put through, articles, as well as transcripts of the episodes.) A study they did showing that the DA systematically and unlawfully excluded Blacks from the juries was cited in several briefs for the Supreme Court case Flowers won. (That's also in the podcast. It's quite a ride.) features.apmreports.org/in-the-dark/season-two/
Right away cold bloody killers start spinning their story. Rot in jail if they survive. Inmates watch the news as well. 👍