Ah, yes, the classic “I’m going to get mad at the headline and not read the actual article” syndrome.
I’m pretty sure starting “A man wrongfully imprisoned for 18 years” doesn’t make the state look good, even if it is by accident.
I looked up the article. Here’s the first sentence;
(CNN)A 35-year-old man who spent almost 19 years wrongfully imprisoned for murder after detectives misled a witness into identifying the wrong person, is now free.
Later on
Gonzales said the case against Thomas "was compromised from the very start by grave errors and lack of probable cause to arrest Mr. Thomas. He was further deprived of his due process rights when the prosecution proceeded even after the erroneous identification came to light, making his conviction fundamentally unfair."
and
During a pretrial hearing in 2006, the detective on the case admitted during cross examination that he used a photo of the wrong Sheldon Thomas, admitting that he falsely testified, Gonzales said. Another detective then said Thomas told them he was not the man in the photo, according to the DA's office.
and
"Each of these errors, on its own, deprived defendant of a fair trial," the report concluded. "Together the errors undermined the integrity of the entire judicial process and defendant's resulting conviction."
So, yeah, the article is not remotely defending the system.
Like I said. People will act like headlines are supposed to have the whole story.
I can’t believe I had to defend CNN. Do these idiots ever consider that CNN has legal reasons to not editorialize? It’s not like they’ve got a lot of money to fight off lawsuits.
