Re:I spent 22 years in prison for a crime I didn’t commit
by quasse on Thursday December 05, 2019 @11:53AM
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Bizarre doesn't seem like the right word here. Evil, maybe.
> The two-year statute of limitations on his "false imprisonment" started ticking when Watson first went before a judge, the majority said. That meant it expired while he was still in ICE custody, without a lawyer.
A perfect example of bureaucracy and "the rules" used for evil.
> Watson was correct all along: He was a U.S. citizen. After he was released, he filed a complaint. Last year, a district judge in New York awarded him $82,500 in damages, citing "regrettable failures of the government."
> On Monday, an appeals court ruled that Watson, now 32, is not eligible for any of that money — because while his case is "disturbing," the statute of limitations actually expired while he was still in ICE custody without a lawyer.
We have a bizarre system.