Man railroaded in murder rap must pay back child support for his 9 years on death row

[MaggieL]

Originally posted by Nothing But Net
Did you even read the article?
The conspiracy has been proven. His compensation for the nine years of life which was robbed from him: $0.00
I think the State of Texas royally fucked up on this one, dear.

Yes, I did read the article. Obviously the state *did* fuck up; more specifically the state's agents appear to be guilty of deep malfeasance. Looks like they had determined to "hang a nigger for a white girl's death", and that's what they did.

This is hardly the first time sovereign immunity has been used to shield evil, <b>especially</b> in Texas. The Texas judiciary has amply demonstrated that justice can be in very short supply for those who are too black, too hispanic, or too queer. If Bradley's attorney hasn't filed a Federal suit based in equal protection and conspiracy to violate civil rights, maybe he needs a new attorney.

But let's bear in mind that his child-support payments aren't due to the state. They're due to the mother (or custodian, according to the article) of his children. If he doesn't pay his child-support, they are the ones who gets screwed.

Now he has a job, and he's paying his child support, which I think is how it should be. They people who actually wronged him should be brought to account, too, instead of mounting a feel-good symbolic campaign that doesn't address what's really wrong.