9. Moynihan's arguments are familiar. I've known several cases of convicted criminals who have been exonerated but are still presumed guilty
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10. The sociology of the presumption of guilt that still hangs over the wrongfully convicted is worth exploring.
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11. When police & prosecutors go after felon, they become invested in the case: their reputations (personal and institutional) are staked.
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12. When conviction of a criminal is challenged, police, prosecutors and their allies see it as a threat to the existing order.
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13. There's a lobby invested in idea Rubin Carter is guilty. Not just him. I've heard defenses of several wrongful convictions.
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14. 7. Someone in Saskatchwan told me that the "full story" of David Milgaard isn't known and police had reasons to go after him.
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15. Or consider the continued smearing of the exonerated Robert Baltovich: http://www.torontolife.com/daily-dish/2008/04/25/rosie-dimannos-profoundly-wacky-campaign-against-robert-baltovich/ …
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16. Part of the problem here is relationship between cops & press. Crime reporting based on having good relations with cops.
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17. Often, crime reporting means cultivating deep ties with police, which impair ability to criticize cops or listen to counter-narratives
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18. What this means is that exoneration is rarely complete: even after declared innocent, wrongly accused face taunts, suspicion.
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19. In Rubin Carter case, we need to think not just about what the cops & prosecutors did but also the press coverage.
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20. Some of the local press in Carter case terrible, obviously in pocket of police/prosecutor. Later echoed by national rightwing press.
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21. My earlier thoughts on National Post article smearing Carter are relevant:https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/457937028449964032 …
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