The only problem with Brown's assertion is that he was the guy in charge. And, as Harry S. Truman's sign said, "The buck stops here." That's what you get when you want to be the head honcho. Responsibility.
And when it puts innocent people in prison, there must be some responsibility taken on the part of the people who had a hand in that happening. Law enforcement personnel should be interested in justice and the truth, not high conviction rates. That makes a system ripe for corruption and people feeling that they have to lie to get a conviction. And that kind of pressure usually comes from the top, with those in charge worrying more about re-election than the interests of justice.
George Rodriguez Sues For More Than $17 Million
POSTED: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
UPDATED: 5:51 pm CDT June 17, 2009
HOUSTON -- Former Houston Mayor and Police Chief Lee Brown said problems at the Houston crime lab that sent an innocent man to prison for 17 years were not his fault, KPRC Local 2 reported.
Brown testified Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by George Rodriguez.
Rodriguez was wrongly convicted of raping a girl in 1987 based on false testimony from an HPD lab technician.
Brown testified that at the time, he was not aware of mismanagement, shoddy work and doctored test results that were later documented in an investigation of the lab.
"In the case we're talking about, someone presented false information. That's an individual decision a person makes and I have no control over that. (I) did not know what was happening. I had no control about it," Brown said.
Rodriguez was released in 2004 after he was cleared by DNA evidence.
He is suing the city for at least $17 million.
Link: http://www.click2houston.com/news/19782615/detail.html
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He deserves every penny of that and more. He has been through a living hell and will no doubt continue to be persecuted by ignorant morons.
UK: Woman made false rape claim
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/gloucestershireheadlines/Woman-false-rape-claim/article-1128077-detail/article.html
Kansas City Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Staged Rape, Assault
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36547/
Israel: IDF date rape case set to be closed
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3743357,00.html
Doubts on Theophanous rape case
http://www.theage.com.au/national/doubts-on-theophanous-rape-case-20090708-ddeq.html
This is an outrage.??? WHERE ARE THE DUKE 88 NOW??? Where are our guiding lights?? where are the 88 voices of our nations conscience??
Where are you guys getting all these false rape stories?? Gender feminist dogma tells me women/girls NEVER,EVER,EVER,EVER lie about rape.
And even if they do -- you can't sue them! They're "victims" even when they're not because they have special rights!
And because they have the one thing that absolutely guarantees them free passage, a free lunch in a paid world so to speak. That thing is called a cunt, and what they wield is the Pussy Pass.
Besides Rodriguez suing for only 17 million is outrageous. 700 million is more like it. But there is no price to be put on losing 17 years of your life to a false accusation AND lab fabrications AND shoddy work.
In the Moldowan case, a crackhead/prostitute was raped -- probably by her pimp! -- and she said that the pizza boy did it so that he wouldn't go to prison!
And this "court" is enabling this! The lowest scum of the earth is literally being given rights that put them above decent men who obey the law!
Anon,
Thanks for the links. wiht the exception of the Kansas City story, all were already set to run. As always, we appreciate the contribution.
scott,
yes, but have you ever considered whether women ever lie about being raped?
that was I joke, call it dry humor:)
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