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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22. Ex-wife of David Milgaard (wrongfully convicted & completely exonerated) tells me she still has people who tell her he was guilty.
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23. Tweet from David Milgaard's ex is worth pondering: https://twitter.com/NellaLou/status/458013890987573248 …
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24. The upshot is that the wrongfully convicted, even when evidence exonerating them is overwhelming, still bear the taint of guilt
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25. The wrongfully convicted have been stigmatized (and often traumatized): overturning conviction only partial remedy.
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