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PatSeg

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4. 19 years was an insane sentence for robbery

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 10:33 PM

17 hrs ago

This country has a real incarceration problem. If he is being let out now, I wonder how long the original sentence was. That would be extremely excessive even if he WAS guilty.

There are so many ways to hold people accountable, but incarceration should be reserved to violent criminals and unrepentant repeat offenders.

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New York man freed after 19 years in prison for robbery he didn't commit [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 19 hrs ago OP

More than a bit excessive Cirsium 18 hrs ago #1

good for Kenneth DoBW 18 hrs ago #2

Kenneth Windley FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #3

Glad his mom lived to see that day. nt eppur_se_muova 5 hrs ago #9

Yes that's why I posted this photo FakeNoose 5 hrs ago #10

19 years was an insane sentence for robbery PatSeg 17 hrs ago #4

19 years? ...and many of Trump's Boys and Girls are robbing the taxpayers as we speak. chouchou 17 hrs ago #5

It seems when this happens, they are so scared about going back that they act like they are grateful. C Moon 14 hrs ago #6

19 years for robbery? People have gotten less oasis 7 hrs ago #7

He had prior convictions, hence the 20-to-life. Also, there was a check for $542 in evidence, but others stolen. eppur_se_muova 5 hrs ago #8