There were gasps and cries in the courtroom when Judge Kirstin Hamman said, “And the judgement and sentence is vacated and the defendant is ordered to be released from custody,” before a Zoom feed broadcasting the hearing suddenly turned off.
She ruled that new evidence, including DNA test results, would likely change the outcome of another trial against Gordon Cordeiro.
Maui County Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Martin said he was disappointed in the ruling and “None of the judge’s findings exonerate him in any way.”
His office intends to appeal and file a motion seeking to impose bail on Cordeiro’s release, Martin added, saying there is a flight risk because a murder charge is involved.
For an incredibly long time, the purpose of the police was to offer the appearance of stability and consequences. They rarely “got their man” and instead opted to simply scapegoat a random undesirable in order to perpetuate the lie, if they did anything tangible at all.
My question is, when do you think they finally managed to at least break even? What year did the number of cases actually solved equal or exceed the number of cases bungled, weaponized, or ignored?
What makes you think it ever did?
Objectively, there are more safeguards and methods for investigation now than 100 years ago. Dooming over a broken but repairable system is rarely constructive.
Pretending that it’s less broken than it is isn’t more constructive.
You’re telling me that you legitimately believe that over 50% of crimes worth investigating are attributed to the wrong person or ignored? The issues plaguing the system are more varied and nuanced than every other death row inmate being unjustly imprisoned. What you’re saying legitimately sounds like nonsense.
Then show your proof they’re wrong.
They made a claim, you doof. I have no proof of the antithesis of their claim.
So they may not be wrong then.
“may” sure but it’s extremely unlikely that they’re correct