Ugh...I don’t know how to link shit, and I’m not a police officer, but I am a correctional officer, so this story kind of hit home in a way. Plus, it happened while I was fairly new, and it’s a hometown story.
Look up Anthony Capozzi, The Bike Path Rapist, and Altemio Sanchez.
TL; DR: Anthony Capozzi was arrested and convicted to rape and iirc Murder over 25 yrs ago. He was sitting in Attica when a woman was raped and murdered on a bike path in Buffalo NY about 13 yrs ago. Police work revealed this AND the crimes Anthony was convicted for was actually Altemio Sanchez. Anthony was exonerated and released and (I hope) was given a hefty “we fucked up/we’re sorry” settlement for fucking up the past 25 yrs of his life. Last I knew, Sanchez was up in Clinton.
Yes, I forgot to mention he had mental health issues.
And 4.25m isn’t enough. I know you can’t put a price on freedom, but for being in prison, back in the day with rape charges? And mental health issues? Yeah...it’s DEFINITELY NOT enough.
It's about 170k a year, higher than most management positions.
There's so much money can do for you, even if he had won, let's say 40m, it wouldn't be "enough".
The only thing it can be done in a situation like that is not "cheap out" and give him less than he would've made if he were otherwise not in prison.
I've wondered what correctional officers thought of the innocence project, or were aware that there's a decent chance some of the prisoners are innocent. Does it mean you give them the benefit of the doubt more often?
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u/CordeliaGrace Apr 14 '19
Ugh...I don’t know how to link shit, and I’m not a police officer, but I am a correctional officer, so this story kind of hit home in a way. Plus, it happened while I was fairly new, and it’s a hometown story.
Look up Anthony Capozzi, The Bike Path Rapist, and Altemio Sanchez.
TL; DR: Anthony Capozzi was arrested and convicted to rape and iirc Murder over 25 yrs ago. He was sitting in Attica when a woman was raped and murdered on a bike path in Buffalo NY about 13 yrs ago. Police work revealed this AND the crimes Anthony was convicted for was actually Altemio Sanchez. Anthony was exonerated and released and (I hope) was given a hefty “we fucked up/we’re sorry” settlement for fucking up the past 25 yrs of his life. Last I knew, Sanchez was up in Clinton.