Lamar Johnson freed after 28 years in prison, conviction thrown out
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Lamar Johnson served more than half his life in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Erin Moriarty looks at his first steps as a free man.
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Just no words for this poor man who lost so many years of his life. No making up for that.
This happens to thousands of Black ppl yearly!! The data is available through a simple web search.
America needs to keep their profitable private prisons full. But they wouldn't publicly admit to it.
@@deewynnwhat is absolutely incomprehensible is that the Missouri State AG Andrew Bailey reportedly OPPOSED the exoneration of an innocent Black man 😡🤬
@@deewynn These for profit prisons *must* be shut down completely & for good!
Time is what he lost he can never get that back just sad
America 🇺🇸 and say land of the free 🙄… corrupt
Prison is full of INNOCENT people. Yes, he should be compensated. And anyone, who wrongfully accused him should be held accountable. ( I shouldn’t have used the word full. What I meant is there are MANY INNOCENT people in prison)
That’s a fantasy
Prison is also full of guilty people. Prison is also full of guilty people who said they are innocent. He should not be compensated. The guy lied. How was that the fault of the state?
How do you want to hold the guy who wrongly accused him accountable?
@@ak102986 THEY PRESSURED HIM TO LIE, NOT TO MENTION THE STATE HAS KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT HE IS INNOCENT.
@@mzbatonrougebeauty5267 Okay. First, where did you get that from? It was not mentioned in the video unless I missed it.
Second. if truth, then that changes the situation.
O he so sure should get something out it of years were taken away from him was a vile thing that went down
28 years and all he gets is I'm sorry is beyond trifling. Then I remember it's Missouri!!!!
Missouri it's more like Misery😭
The guy that lied and picked him out of the line up needs to go to prison.
Subornation of Perjury - Penal Code Section 127
The crime of subornation of perjury occurs whenever a person solicits someone else to commit perjury.
A person commits perjury when he knowingly and intentionally lies about a material fact in any legal proceeding.1
You would think. But consider this...if he (and others like him) do go to prison for their actions and recanting...then they would never come forward to confess and try to make it right. Quite a dilemma?
@@straightblast1982 This is true. That would be something you wouldn't want to do. Then even if they lied they wouldn't step forward
@Straight Blast did you even think that through? The result of putting him in prison for lying to police and putting an innocent man in prison for 28 yrs would be him and no one else lying in the first place. Not to mention there are already laws about lying to the police. Although in this case they didn't/wouldn't care cuz they got a "perp" and closed a case so they could pay themselves on the back.
@@OverlyCriticalAnime:
The Brother was convicted on the false identification by the witness.
And now he is suggesting/claiming that he was pressured into lying!!!
I refuse to accept that they wont compensate this man. I don't care if the law is on the books. What the state did is not fair. They need to pay.
Absolutely. Everyone involved needs to have a lawsuit set against them. Especially that lier.
He should be compensated for every year he was in prison.
The people in that state need to overturn that law! Don't just complain on social media; what are they doing abt it?
How do you compensate time? How do you repay 28 years of a person's stolen freedom?
He should sue the Democrat Party’s campaign funds or the Clinton Foundation since it was racist Bill Clinton’s presidency during which he was wrongfully convicted (1995).
Hurts so much to hear this story!
The sad part is this is not unusual. Accountability and compensation for the damage they did. Who can give this man back his 28 yrs? Prosecutorial abuse and over each
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Poor man. My heart breaks for him.
The “State Attorney General” that fought against his release should be behind those same bars.
Sorry to say, not only was he not jailed, or at least disbarred, but Eric Schmitt (the AG at the time of Johnson's hearing) went on to be elected to the State Senate.
The state should pay him. At least for cost of living . He need a home , car and monthly expenses.
It’s the wright thing to do .
No at least! He needs to sufficient to really enjoy twenty- eight years times two!
Cost of living u can't pay enough for 28 years of life he should own the hole police force hundreds of millions and the police should be put behind bars the state attorney the judge the sentenced everybody they all knew 🤦
I believe a state retirement pension for 28 years of service with medical, vision, and dental would be a good starting point…
As for the false accuser-“alimony”.
Good ideas. The reckless inept cops, prosecutors etc. enjoy those great benefits. Which cost taxpayers a fortune -
Missouri legislature should go after the prosecutors and witnesses and over reach. He should be financially compensated and get his reputation back.
Exactly
That man deserves a few million
@COBOLer75 What you mean Nope.
I say 28 Million...
More
No compensation sounds "a bit" unfair...
This happens more often than we think and it's sad!
Right sad but true
$1,000,000 x 28 years = $28,000,000. No court hearings or lawsuits, just give Mr. Johnson the money because he more than earned it.
How is this unjustice ever going to be forgotten, half the life of an innocent man? Disgusting!! Someone make this right!! Coming forward now to say he lied isn't right, not even close!!
it keeps happening to you and me. we will barely be able to keep track of our own affairs pressed unjustly upon us, ourselves.
someone who? our law and politics are the most pretend. i keep saying when everything falls or changes, its going to be the coasts and missouri first.
This shows how the system doesn't actually care about citizens. They know he was actually innocent and lost so muc of his life and instead of trying to give him something to make up for everything he lost, he gets released with nothing but a good luck.
Omg my heart he spent most of his life in prison
He needs to get paid for all the years he suffered without question!🙏
Agreed even if they paid $80k to $100k per year x 28yrs that is something better than nothing.
Prosecutor should be behind bars, 28 years for keeping him in the prison when they knew of his innocence
No amount of money or apology can give this man those years he lost in prison wrongfully ….half of this man’s life is gone.
What a remarkably kind and peaceful man, considering the circumstance….
Somebody is going to get sued.
Congratulations to Lamar and his family,,!! God's speed!! Your quite calm dignity is inspirational . Your faith impressive, I'm sorry justice took so long.
THE EYEWITNESS SAID HE HAS FELT BAD FOR YEARS!!!!
IMAGINE HOW MR. JOHNSON FEEL BEING INCORRECTLY PROSECUTED & JAILED FOR 28 YEARS!!!!
GTFOH!!!!!
HE NEEDS 28 MILLION, I ALMOST JUST CRIED WHEN HE BEGIN TO CRY,THIS IS HORRIBLE OF AMERICA, THE JUDGE AND JURY THAT CONVICTED HIM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED,ASAP
Best Black History month news I hear in years. Happy for you my brother ❤️ Stay strong.
Question: Why did it take 28 years to prove that he was telling the truth? Why didn’t they give him a lie detector test? Why? And sorry doesn’t cut it. They should pay this man for every year that he was locked up.
Lie detector tests aren't credible, they're only props for certain police interrogation tactics. He never should've been convicted in the first place. Even with a lying eyewitness, that wasn't grounds for guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Justice was failed by the police, by the witness, by the prosecution, by the judge, and by the jury
They needed the cheap labor for all those years.
The man lied needs to be held accountable..isn't this serious purjury...and cost this innocent man YEARS of his life!
Yeah I’m pretty sure that is perjury which is punishable.
That's perjury right? Lying under oath! Nothings going to happen to that guy though🤬
I'm Glad He At Least Had Children... Some Don't Get That Chance... Glad You're Free Sir ❤ The Truth Must Always Come To Light
Anyone who is exonerated, deservesto be compensated!!!
Lamar Johnson should be compensated by the state at least $28 million for the 28 years of freedom he was denied, maybe then they will start taking responsibility for their wrongdoing. And Greg Elking should be placed 28 years behind bars for lying and destroying someone's life, he shouldn't go unpunished.
Omg! 28 years in prison for something you didn’t do. I wish him all the best.
Why are they so opposed to letting innocent people free?
Someone has to be held accountable. Judges and prosecutors work together to keep this undercover until they are no longer in position. Then it's someone else's job to clear those wrongly convicted.
It's simple they don't care
Put that liar in prison for the rest of his life!!!!!!!!!!
Perjury doesn’t carry a life sentence
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....
What about the witness who lied under penalty of perjury which caused this man to be imprisoned for 30 years?
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Well….as christians will be typing shortly….god is good.
28 years lost, ptsd, probably lifelong depression and mental and physical issues from living 28 years in glorified mental health institution….but hey…god is good???
How heinously disgusting that that man LIED and sent this innocent man to prison! Even more disgusting is the state of Missouri DOES NOTHING to help this innocent man out after he spent so many wasted years rotting in their prison system. There needs to be a law that mandates compensation to people who have been wrongfully tossed into prison. Even more horrific is the AG of that backward state didn't want the case to go through at this point! These people are monsters.
I got goosebumps, God bless his new journey and brighter future with his beloved family ho never ever turn the back to him, God bless him and his family 🙏🫶🧡❤
Damn! This is my nightmare! Poor guy. He could never be compensated enough for serving false time
Always the emphasis on a Black man being calm, after having endured terrible injustice. How interesting.
So sad 😞 man I can’t even imagine being normal after that long time sitting in jail 🙏
What i can't comprehend how can some one lie against another and live with them selves.
They need to Lock Up for lying to Court.
When he dropped his head I cried with him!! ❤❤
I hope he sues the state for locking him up for a crime he didn’t commit. I hope he can go on and make a life for himself now that he is free. Hope he gets a huge payment for false imprisonment. What state was he imprisoned in all this time. I hope he gets to live free and the state has to pay damages. Good luck, man, you deserve to be free and happy.
He should be compensated.
We don’t live in equal United States of America for a crime He don’t commit he just didn’t Have
a reputable Attorney. This Made me cry. I feel his pain tired Of seeing black men women go
Thru this…wish him best bless
Him. He always was Innocent. This Sick I’m livid about this…
His reaction says it all nothing will replace those years stolen from him nothing
He has always been free.
Why no compensation?
They should put that "witness" in jail for 28 years for lying.
Happy and Sad! Thank God he's free!
If there is someone who deserves a million dollars
This. is. Disgraceful
This is so sad. This man should be compensated, even though there's no amount of money that can ever give him back what he's lost and his family.
He needs to be PAID NO LESS THAN
$28 MILLION BY THAT STATE!!!
What a wicked system.
The AG KNOWS HE IS INNOCENT YET STILL OPPOSED HIS RELEASE@ WHAT COULD THE AG HAVE AGAINST HIM? RACISM??? HE SHOULD ALSO BE COMPENSATED! HE DESERVES AT LEAST A MILLION DOLLARS HE LOST SO MUCH!
ABSOLUTE TRUTH!!!💯💯💯
The AG has every right to oppose the release of the accused. The deliberate suppression of evidence exculpates the accused AND could result in jail time plus dismissal from the BAR?
The fact that the state attorney wanted to keep this man in prison in spite of all this evidence is disgusting
The Missouri Attorney General lives in fantasy land where there's no such thing as an innocent person, everybody who's in prison is 100 percent guilty.
The rest of us live in reality where we know innocent people can and do get wrongly convicted.
Mr. Johnson, I hope you can enjoy the rest of your life. You told them you didn't do it. Your word was not enough. A white man lied, and his word mattered. My heart aches at the injustice.
We thank god
What a lovely dignified man, devoid of bitterness. I can only wish him all the very best for the future. He deserves it so much.
He deserves to be compensated for the wrongfully imprisonment of all the time he lost
State needs to pay up.
Dang Straight Mr. Lamar Johnson should be Compensated for wrongful Lockup in Prison for 30 yrs. A crime he did not commit.
How many more like him are wasting their lives locked up?
WOW THE PAIN THE LONG DAYS WOW
The man that purgered himself should have to do 29 years. This is a strong case of "I'm white and I say so"
Amen
Throw this dude in jail for perjury
Lawsuit
I think this man should be compensated !
My son almost got 20 years because the person who committed crime lied and the person the so called victim lied. My son locked up and on his way to grand jury for 30 some days. His aunt pay bond and one day got home and there was a letter to say charges was drop due wrongful identification. The officers already knew the guys were lying. That is a another story. I am so very glad he was able to be at his daughter’s wedding. My son was 18 then now 46.
Wrongful imprisonment is unforgivable unless you can turn back time. He should receive compensation for the next 28 years at the very least. Imprison all those involved in imprisoning Johnson. Johnson also missed out on one of the best decades.
So many of these cases continue to surface. When will we talk about reprimand or punishment for the people in the system that had these poor souls incarcerated?!. 28yrs is a lifetime!
Talk about justice when those who brought charges against him and took half his life away still walk free..how can you be an investigators and just lie, At least give him some millions, we spend way more on big business
What is truly horrific is that this kind of thing happens far too often. And happens men in death row as well.
Not only the man that falsely accused him but the prosecutors and the police that falsely accused him and put him in prison should all pay all of them especially the police that coursed the gentleman to testify against him should pay and perhaps there should be a go fund set up for him so he can have some sort of start to life financially I don't know how to do that but I certainly would donate
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I'm glad for him
After 28 years in prison where is home for him having to face the unknown .will take time to adjust to the changed world GOOD LUCK TO THIS MAN 28 YEARS IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIME GOD BLESS
Missouri compensate this man and give him a job...
How to compensate for the years in which he was unjust and psychological torture Does the government pay him or what? It hurts
That man should be paid for all the time that he can't get back
They put you in, then free you.... These are the games they play and will continue to play... It's disgusting. And the witness lied imagine that and he's been living with it for 30 years.
We need more legal professional who live and work from their soul verses what their colleagues say and do
Definitely should sue
There should be reparations for the wrongfully convicted. At least give them something ( maybe $250,000 )to start Their lives over. That's nothing compared to the 30 years that was stolen from this man .
GOD IS GREAT🙏🏾
All Praises to YAHWEH for giving Lamar Johnson the strength to hang in there because he was working on setting him free. Mr. Johnson stood that test and now he must go through a new test. Welcome to the outside world of struggling, son, evilness, sickness, unkindness etc. I hope he stays on the right path. He can do it. One day at a time.
It should be a law that compensates wrongfully imprisoned citizens, a standard of $100,000 per year depending on state and prison. Maybe the state will take these matters more seriously.
No compensation???!!!!????
So they can keep doing this to innocent people without any consequences?!?!?
Waw, America!!! Waw!!!
Missouri is the worst for wrong convictions. He does not have the ability to sue the State of Missouri. Missouri has one of the strictest compensation laws. Look at Kevin Strickland 43 years behind bars with physical issues, when he was exonerated he was in a wheelchair owned by State of Missouri and Missouri took the wheelchair from him when he was released. There is no accountability from the state. It will be interesting if compensation law is changed for exonerated prisoners.
If yall dont pay this man he needs to sue period!!!!
Wish I could start a protest to help this man get at least 5 million in compensation. That should help him
Why not a. Lie. Test?
When a cop pulls u over and asking you why are you nervous
Good stuff