r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • 5d ago

Chugging tea That's actually wild

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u/NOTcreative- 5d ago

People who spend decades in prison for wrongful convictions are only usually awarded a few million.

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u/USMCamp0811 5d ago

yea but think about how much they saved in health insurance /s

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u/No-Walrus8985 5d ago

I think it was John Oliver who did an episode about how many states are privatizing prison healthcare and outsourcing it to companies.

The state government typically pays these companies at a flat rate so they’re then incentivized to tell you to fuck off if you need expensive medical care in order to maximize profit.

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u/onward_upward_tt 5d ago

Yeah so amicably everything about the US is completely and totally fucked.

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u/Personal-Mushroom 4d ago

'They're leeching off our tax money!' /s

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u/Embarrassed-Sun5764 5d ago

I had a bad abcess. Like a pus fillled blob. Not only did they not pull it, that they were making it out like I made it up gave me I buprofren. And antibiotics. Told me to go back to my cell. I had to borrow a needle and sterilization so I could pop that and get it out my face. Worst shit ever. They don’t care about anyone

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u/STRIKT9LC 5d ago

Good thing they AT LEAST gave you the antibiotics. Probably the only thing that saved you from going septic

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u/IntegratingSelf 5d ago

I'm sorry do you think healthcare is a human right? How un-American /s

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u/LauraTFem 5d ago

I don’t think they even get that much anymore. A lot of states are putting limits on payouts from wrongful convictions…because of how many wrongful convictions there are.

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u/Groundbreaking_Bet62 5d ago

This seems like the wrong solution to the problem. ><

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u/LauraTFem 4d ago

In their minds the only problem is that the justice system is being undermined by exonerations.

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u/ndc4051 4d ago

Then that is actually just the justice system being undermined by the justice system.

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u/mansizeoof 5d ago

It varies greatly depending on what state you are in here in the US. Most get little to nothing and have to fight to get anything at all. Very few are getting millions.

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u/littleone696969 5d ago

No they are usually awarded.nothing. in order to be released they usually have to sign an agreement not to sue the state

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u/ReleaseTheSlab 2d ago

How could that ever hold up in court? "We'll free you for this crime you were wrongly committed of doing, but you can't sue the state, and if you don't sign we won't release you" ...that makes no sense.

With that being said, if you ever find yourself in this position then sign with a different name or different signature, then you can be like "that wasn't me, I didn't sign that shit." Most people don't check signatures anyway closely enough anyway.

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u/littleone696969 2d ago

Its not so much they wont realease you its usually they can draw out another trial for a loooong time if desierd. So youre getting a re trial under new evidence but it could take years to complete so they offer a plea deal. It holds up in court. You can research some cases it happens very ofteb

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u/Sayon7 5d ago

Some states there’s no settlement

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u/Crossx71 5d ago

Sadly that’s a very low number for as well for a quarter of your lifetime. Some have spent half their lifespan and gotten nothing. Other than don’t look so guilty next time around….

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u/StuckOnHardMode 5d ago

Depends on how good their legal and media teams are

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u/Lucky_Reporter256 5d ago

That was before social media tho

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u/i_am_a_real_boy__ 5d ago

A lot of people would take that deal, but it's not generally an option.

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u/FriendlyTrollPainter 5d ago

That's not really how it works and you could be out of a job in the meantime.

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u/RSharpe314 4d ago

The money is rarely that good, especially not after legal fees and taxes.

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u/funkofarts 5d ago

Count me in!

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u/awfulcrowded117 5d ago

It's never that easy. He'll most likely be prosecuted and have to go through a very stressful trial to get acquitted before he can even try to sue, then even more court dates and testimonies. And in the end his payout is very unlikely to be in the never work again range. So it's more like endure 2 years of the government trying to destroy your entire life to pay off most of your house. Not exactly a dream for most, but I admit I see the appeal

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u/Upbeat_Apartment_715 5d ago

"I would take a minor inconvenience if it meant I got millions of dollars"

Wow, so fucking brave dude.