2y ago

New Zealand man wrongly jailed for 18 years wins S$4m payout

www.todayonline.com

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“Wins”, really? That’s a disgusting way of putting it. He’s compensated for time spent in prison, but the time will be forever lost.
- Not to mention that, while objectively a lot of money to most people, $4m is a piss-poor compensation for 18 years of your life!
  
  That is 26$/h spent in prison. Take that for what you will, but it's hard for me to define how to compensate someone fairly for wrongful imprisonment. Money comes, money goes, but time only passes. It won't come back.
- It's not even 2.4 million USD. That's not nearly enough.
So that's about 2.95M USD or 2.7M EUR, I wouldn't go to prison for 18 years for that amount of money that's for sure.
- Went to prison at 24 and got his 4m nzd payout at 61. Fuuuck that what a failure of the justice system.
  Not only was he wrongfully convicted, but the true killer apparently went free?
- It should be 1mil per year, minimum.
10 times that at least. That's pennies compared to the amnount he lost
On one hand, it's not nearly enough. Nobody would voluntarily give away that much of their life for that much money, which is the standard they should use. OTOH, I'm surprised he got anything at all, because I've never heard of a government that would voluntarily admit any kind of liability for wrongful convictions.
- People are giving away that much of their life for much less money all the time. That's literally what working is.
  
  Prison isn't like work. Sure there's a lot to not like about work but comparing it to prison is a step too far
  
  Do you spend 24 hours a day at work?
  
  I just did the math and if I spent the next 18 years at my current job with my current salary I'd earn about 500.000 moneys. Well, shit.
If he was imprisoned with 24 and is now 61 he either was 37 years in prison or fought 19 years for compensation.

Yeah too little
He can hardly buy a house with that

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