Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "Michael Morton Case Analysis | Police and Prosecutor Misconduct" video.

@RockyDaTherapist Exactly. No amount of money could ever repay him. Also consider just the cold mathematics. He had to pay his lawyers from that recovery, and contingency fees are generally 30 to 40%. Now consider how much he would have made over 24 years, and saved for retirement, and paid into Social Security; that he would have paid off his home, and what it would be worth in Austin, Texas, now. Two million dollars doesn't cover all that. How did they come up with the number? Just enough to make sure he does not end up homeless in retirement. Sounds like that's what they did. A final insult!
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@victorgl9709 Exactly, he deserved more for profound pain and suffering for a quarter of a century, knowing all the while his wife was murdered the day after his birthday, their was child alone, and he was railroaded. My point is that it is paltry as "unemployment compensation." It doesn't even make up for the money, much less everything else. Peanuts!
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@victorgl9709 I think it was based on a special law compensating the wrongly convicted. Prosecutors are immunized. I'm not sure how they could come up with so little.
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Perfect analysis. This is why I subscribe.
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