> I don't want to defend the FBI's idiotic handling of this (namely ignoring all the evidence against the theory), but acting like the FBI has sole discretion to throw someone into prison with so much evidence against their theory is very bizarre.
Maybe bizarre, but true -- consider how many people have been proven innocent and released after sometimes serving decades for crimes they didn't commit.
Quote: "There have been 312 post-conviction DNA exonerations in the United States."
The above refers only to people proven innocent using DNA analysis. It's certain that many more innocent people remain incarcerated for whom no DNA evidence exists (or has been retained since the investigation) to prove their innocence.
> The only reason he might not be a free man would be that the court system can be very slow.
False. There are many ways to convict a person besides incontrovertible direct evidence of guilt. Here's my favorite:
In summary, a man was convicted of rape by a pathological liar and thrown in jail, served six years and was finally released after his accuser went on to serially accuse many other men of imaginary sex crimes. The woman was admonished by the court and released without serving any time.
Maybe bizarre, but true -- consider how many people have been proven innocent and released after sometimes serving decades for crimes they didn't commit.
http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/DNA_Exonerations_Nat...
Quote: "There have been 312 post-conviction DNA exonerations in the United States."
The above refers only to people proven innocent using DNA analysis. It's certain that many more innocent people remain incarcerated for whom no DNA evidence exists (or has been retained since the investigation) to prove their innocence.
> The only reason he might not be a free man would be that the court system can be very slow.
False. There are many ways to convict a person besides incontrovertible direct evidence of guilt. Here's my favorite:
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1764562.man_served_six_years_...
In summary, a man was convicted of rape by a pathological liar and thrown in jail, served six years and was finally released after his accuser went on to serially accuse many other men of imaginary sex crimes. The woman was admonished by the court and released without serving any time.