[freepatriot32]

Exonerated death row inmate Earl Washington Jr. calls his wife Friday after a federal jury awarded him $2.25 million. "I feel great," he said after the verdict.

[Cowboy Bob]

A federal jury on Friday awarded $2.25 million to a Virginia man...

How much does he get to keep after taxes and Attorney fees? :0)

[freepatriot32]

ping

[M203M4]

The parties responsible for this travesty should bear the consequences and cost in full. It is a capital offense to frame someone for murder. They let him rot for 18 years knowing he was innocent. Close to a week before this innocent man was to be executed, the guilty parties still remained silent.

There are other costs to consider as well, such as providing ammunition to critics of the death penalty who wish to get rid of it entirely.

Expect these problems whenever someone is shielded from full responsibility for their actions. They had no disincentive against framing and convicting an innocent person. They personally suffer little cost. And, like the cowards they are, they chose someone, who because of his disability, was less able to defend himself.