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take the plea, get out of prison after 17 years, and move on? or go through yet another trial over something that had and always will hang over them. i have a feeling it wasn't a very tough choice for them to makeThat's where you lose me - if a new trial would have truly "exonerated" them then why did they take the plea? They didn't have to.
But isn't one of your points is that if retried they would have been exonerated?
and why exactly would the state of AR release them if they had evidence they committed the crime?The state had tried them twice - 24 different people heard and saw evidence that found them guilty. It would have been expensive to try them again. The Alford plea, while not admitting guilt, is actually a guilty plea in which a defendant maintains their innocence but admits that the prosecution's evidence would likely result in a guilty verdict if brought to trial. They all three had to take it of none of them got it and all three took it. There's a big difference in releasing kid killing pedos into society versus three screwed up teenagers who killed three little boys in a sudden opportunistic crime and have already spent almost twenty years in prison. I don't believe for one moment they'll reoffend even though Damien now makes his life and living all about High Magick.
They're guilty. They were found guilty twice by two different juries. They plead that they would most likely be found guilty if tried again. They did eighteen years in prison. They are not likely to kill any more little boys ever again. They were released to shut up people who said "oh poor fellows, they got railroaded". Releasing them saved the state money on yet another trial and may have saved some face too. They're guilty and will always be guilty, a matter of record, history and fact.
they were released to please people? there are lots of people in jail who have gotten lots of public support and stuff like that, why haven't they all been released too?They're guilty. They were found guilty twice by two different juries. They plead that they would most likely be found guilty if tried again. They did eighteen years in prison. They are not likely to kill any more little boys ever again. They were released to shut up people who said "oh poor fellows, they got railroaded". Releasing them saved the state money on yet another trial and may have saved some face too. They're guilty and will always be guilty, a matter of record, history and fact.
Yes, yes, I believe that after 18 years in prison the state released them despite having evidence they committed the crime. Murderers serve time and get released somewhere every single day (except weekends, of course). This is not my opinion, this is my experience and fact.
and where's the evidence that they committed the crime? as far as i know, there is no evidence whatsoever linking them to the crime and the crime scene. just a bunch of "confessions" from JM that just so happened to become more and more accurate as the trial went on and more info came outYes, yes, I believe that after 18 years in prison the state released them despite having evidence they committed the crime. Murderers serve time and get released somewhere every single day (except weekends, of course). This is not my opinion, this is my experience and fact.
what makes you say they don't care about proving their innocence? because they took the alford plea instead of waiting for what could've been years and years for a new trial that probably would've never happened anyways? something tells me that if you were in jail for almost 20 years, you'd take the first chance you got at getting out too. just last year they were on the ruff miniseries saying they'd be on board with having evidence retested. what more do you want them to do?Respectfully, if the West Memphis Three don't care about proving their innocence why do you?
Your assumption is wrong but I have not read ALL of it (the site you submitted) no
how do you know that?I know they are guilty and always will be.
You don't know anything.I know they are guilty and always will be.