Poll: Could You Do This? (Thank God for DNA tests)

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From Richmond Va. this headline 'Paroled Man Who Spent 15 Years in Prison is Cleared'

<<A man who spent 15 years in prison for a rape he insisted he didn't commit has become
the first person cleared under a new Virginia state law allowing felons to seek DNA tests.

The results of the genetic testing ruled out Marvin Lamont Anderson, 37, as the source of
biological evidence found at the crime scene in 1982.

"I''m not bitter." Anderson said in an interview yesterday.
"There's no anger. What happened to me was a mistake by many people, not just any one
individual. There was nothing I had to be ashamed about because I knew the truth would
come out."

Anderson was convicted and sentenced to 210 years in prison based on testimony from the
victim in the case. He was paroled in 1997 and has been a truck driver since.>>

This guy must be a saint.

 

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Hey I had to retype this from a newspaper story

Nobody had any comments?

 

[GigaCluster]

I'd have to be in this situation to know for sure, but I think that I would react the same way... what could I do?
Personally, I wouldn't sue anyone because there's nothing for what to sue. They thought he did it, so they imprisoned him. He had a fair trial, I'm sure.
The reason I wouldn't be bitter is because I realize that it was not their fault (he wasn't framed, etc.) and I would be happy that we've evolved enough to come up with DNA testing, and I would be happy that no one else has to suffer through 15 years in jail unless DNA tests prove the crime.

I suppose this is kind of pertains to "If life gives you lemons, make lemonade".
*shrug*
Of course, had I spent 15 years in jail, I would probably be singing a different tune at this point. Who knows?...

 

[J3anyus]

I'd probably freak out and sue if that was me.