I realize that everyone and their dog is blogging about Bernard Madoff, but here's a bit of info directly related to Genpop issues:
In light of this news though, the Innocence Project of Texas needs your help. This organization is extremely important. The state of Texas has had more wrongful convictions than any other. 32 people have been exonerated in Texas by DNA alone. The organization is currently working with the Dallas County District Attorney's Office on reviewing post-conviction requests that have previously been turned down. These number in the 100s and considering that since 2001, 19 men in Dallas County have had DNA bring their convictions into question already, this project is extremely important. The money that has been affected was to fund many DNA tests and could have freed many innocent people. The Innocence Project of Texas needs our help. Donate by clicking here. You can also send checks to The Innocence Project of Texas main office located at 1511 Texas Avenue, Lubbock, Texas, 79401.
Read what the Innocence Project of Texas had to say about the Madoff scandal.
More about the Madoff Scandal on Wikipedia.
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There are other innocent yet convicted people who may never leave prison because of Madoff. One of the victims of his massive Ponzi scheme was the Texas Innocence Project, which helps wrongfully convicted men and women gain their freedom. The project depended heavily for financing on a charity, the JEHT Foundation, which entrusted its money with Madoff.This is an extremely sad case, affecting so many people and organizations. How this man could and still does live with himself is beyond me. I feel for him, and before you comment angrily about me saying that, read this blog carefully. Would you expect anything less? Regardless what this man has done, he remains a human being, just like everyone in prison. I don't feel for him because he's heading to prison though, I feel bad for him because his guilt is probably exponentially worse than any prison time.
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In light of this news though, the Innocence Project of Texas needs your help. This organization is extremely important. The state of Texas has had more wrongful convictions than any other. 32 people have been exonerated in Texas by DNA alone. The organization is currently working with the Dallas County District Attorney's Office on reviewing post-conviction requests that have previously been turned down. These number in the 100s and considering that since 2001, 19 men in Dallas County have had DNA bring their convictions into question already, this project is extremely important. The money that has been affected was to fund many DNA tests and could have freed many innocent people. The Innocence Project of Texas needs our help. Donate by clicking here. You can also send checks to The Innocence Project of Texas main office located at 1511 Texas Avenue, Lubbock, Texas, 79401.Read what the Innocence Project of Texas had to say about the Madoff scandal.
More about the Madoff Scandal on Wikipedia.
Technorati Tags: bernard madoff, innocence project of texas, wrongful conviction, wrongfully convicted, innocence, prison
Across the nation, there comes a loud voice demanding retribution--that Madoff pay for his crime with a hopelessly long jail sentence. I wonder, though, if there is a better way. I don't think Madoff is a violent man. No one will ever trust him again with money. So how does his incarceration protect us? What danger does this elderly, shamed man present? Might a more reasoned response be to curtail his movement (ankle bracelet?), confiscate his wealth to distribute among his victims, require him to work at what he can and redistribute his earnings to continue restitution? On the other hand, locking him up and thowing away the key seems to feed a hungry revenge that may never be sated. If we can set aside our righteous anger, might we find a sensible response that arises from our better nature?
ReplyDeleteWell said. If only we could set aside our anger in all situations. If we dealt with all crime from a less angry approach and were more concerned with solutions, we probably wouldn't have much crime at all.
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