• lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    On one hand, it’s not nearly enough. Nobody would voluntarily give away that much of their life for that much money, which is the standard they should use. OTOH, I’m surprised he got anything at all, because I’ve never heard of a government that would voluntarily admit any kind of liability for wrongful convictions.

    • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      People are giving away that much of their life for much less money all the time. That’s literally what working is.

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        1 year ago

        Prison isn’t like work. Sure there’s a lot to not like about work but comparing it to prison is a step too far

      • perdido@lemmy.eco.br
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        1 year ago

        I just did the math and if I spent the next 18 years at my current job with my current salary I’d earn about 500.000 moneys. Well, shit.