Kevin Strickland freed after 43 years in prison: 'I didn’t think this day would come'
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- ABC News' Linsey Davis reports on the exoneration of Kevin Strickland after 43 years, making his one of the longest wrongful conviction cases in U.S. history.
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That's absolutely disgusting that he won't be compensated ...jail is all he knows and now he's being believed he's being released with nothing...after 43 years of being in jail for a crime he didn't commit
One day justice will find its way in this very country USA. No justice for coloured ppl but remember u wht ppl on stolen land tears sweat and blood stain. U will pay dearly. Look up its time.killing of innocent. . An unseeing eyes watching from above
He should get 1 million a year.
That's the worst thing. 43 years with nothing to show for it
Everyone please donate to his GoFundMe, I did.
@@elizabethbrazel9162 Karma
He learned on tv. They didn’t even have the decency to tell him. Good luck sir. I’m so sorry this happened to you.
@Dirty News STFU liar u should u go to prison for spamming lies.
Not even video evidence can save POC in America… free all Black men!
@DirtyNews dude go away. Your not funny
@Dirty News let me guess you're a independent reporter 😆
@Dirty News she deserves to be conviced and root in jail😡 I hope she will be brought to justice!
This man has been absolutely failed by the justice system. They owe him everything.
I wonder if the judge is still alive, if so he has hell to pay, and whatever comes to him, whether it be monetary repercussions or otherwise, i won't feel any sympathy for.
Not as rare as you might think
@@alyciamarie4163 Unfortunately.
@@COJY06 True, America's justice system is a disgrace.
He should literally get to walk into any store and buy whatever he wants for free, live wherever he wants, and go wherever he wants. The justice system owes this man 43 years worth of joy during the 20 odd years he has left. So sad man…
As bad as this man was treated, it was so sad that he didn't get a chance to see his mother before she passed away.
Yeah they could have given him a day pass u think? Omg sad asf.......
His mother was not able to see him?
@@dieterrosswag933 His mother passed away just before he was released
@@doug8474 ah
@@uni.em.2diwrl yes they should of , isn't that just crazy what they did to him
He needs to sue the state. It doesn’t matter what the state law is, he needs a jury trial. The state wrongfully convicted him for 43 years. He deserves a jury of his peers to decide compensation not the governor and local politicians.
will he still be able to sue
@@chrissinger101 yes. He can still sue. He can sue in federal court. He can sue in state court under unjust enrichment for the money they made off his working for 43 years. There are tons of things he can still sue on. He just needs to find good representation.
@@uria702 i see like some states just automatically gives u money if there in the wrong, but thats just a minimum and can still sew for more got it, ya i have noticed if they get prosecuted really recklessly there more likely to get major money!
@@uria702 he gots a mill and a half so far from gofundme!!!!!!
Totally agreed, they should be sued and he should win. These authorities are pathetic.
The fact that he didn't get any compensation really hurts.
I would advise him to file a lawsuit, have a separate gofundme for court costs, and make them pay hard. Judges should not have protection in cases that have no substantial evidence, they should be locked up, this was not just a mistake, it was a racial assumption with no substantial evidence that took away most of the man's life.
I wouldn't even know what to think in his shoes, i would probably move to a different country after that experience.
Because he cannot prove his innocence, other words they still don’t believe him
@@Sook995 Maybe they decided to find a way to acquit him as he poses no threat whiles in the wheelchair.
Omg this is so wrong .. & he doesn’t seem bitter. They owe him big time.
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@@amaankhanofficial1534 Hi! I went to the site you posted but, ( call me ignorant ) as I'm "old school", I don't understand the concept. I'm thinking it's a video game that may have something to do with ... Justice??
He was wrongfully accused. The system didn't do this a witness did. Listen to the story again. She recanted her testimony. That's why he was released.
I think at one time he was bitter but he probably just let it go because it was making him feel worse. I cannot imagine what he's been through.
even if he was bitter...so?
This man should never have to pay taxes for the rest of his life, he shouldn’t even have to work!! He deserves compensation and to live out the rest of his life in happiness and luxury
It's true.
And that's the least they can do really
Yes exactly he shouldn't have to anyways
He is millionaire through GoFundMe
Very well said.
Everyone that allowed this to happen should resign immediately, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!
They are most likely dead
Robbed & no compensation. They state should support him 100%, where is he going at his age & ill.
“I wana be with my mama.... I’m a mama’s boy”
yet he couldn’t even get to say goodbye ... came out to find her dead..... that broke my heart 😢💔
😔😔
Same with me, R.I P. To his momma n hope he gets justice n released soon, in my prayers, much love and light, blessed be 🤗❤🙏
How many more black people in this same sad sad moment and in lockups for nothing wickedness God almighty go look in every lockup and free up the innocents people what a wicked set 😱 🤔 😳 😳 but God will repay the wicked dem what a big sin
@@jenniferedwards6782 yeah thats so sad to know there are innocents out there behind bars, in Islam there is no difference between a black and white person, God only looks at our hearts and deeds ❤️😢
@@islamispeace3919 that's true but in America the system was geared against the Black in particular. In 1641 three indentured servants ran away.. Two ""White" and one "Black". When they were captured the judge sentenced the two 'Whites" to an extra year I'd servitude, but sentenced the "Black" to life. In 1656 a Slave woman named Elizabeth Key Grim stead won her freefom in court because although her mother was of African decent her father was European and under their law the child's status was based upon the status of the father and not the mother. The other thing in her favor was that she was baptized Into Christianity. After that ruling the legislators began working to change the laws and put new one in place over the next several years. One law was that claiming Christianity would no.longer be a passport to freedom. Another stated that if you were from a non Christian country and that if you were Molatto, Negro, Moor or Indian that you could be enslaved. And you were legally viewed as property and could be inherited just as if you were land or cattle or whatever kind of property left by the deceased. They also passed laws stating that the owner could not be held liable if he damaged or even killed his property. In 1857 the courts ruling on the Dred Scott cased made it clear that those of African origin were not, never were, and never could be a citizen of any state in the Union.( Keep in mind that was prior to the civil was in America). Later after the war discriminatory laws were put in place that were geared against Blacks in particular. Especially the Jim Crow laws in the South. Keep in mind that while Europeans came to the Americas on the May Flowers Enslaved Africans were brought over in chains in Slave ships. And because Slavery was legal, an entire group of people found themselves selves at odds with the law just by refusing to submit to an unjust system. In the Qur'an ALLAH swt says that oppression is worst than Slaughter. H.Q.2:191 also Muslims are told to fight oppression until it is no more. The two main reason to fight is against Aggression H.Q.2:190 and Oppression H.Q.2:191-193. And although the Religion of Al-Islam does not support racial discrimination. There are still ignorant people who call themselves Muslim s yet they still practice discrimination based on race and color and class etc... Prophet Muhammad pbuh had to deal with it during his life time and so do we today. As Salaamu Alaikum!!
So they rob this man of 43 fucking years of his life and then he doesn’t get compensation? WTF is going on?
@Giancarlo, Exactly!! It’s disgusting!!!!!!! SMH
😭😭😭🙏
It's not over , the living GOD have the last word , and everyone who participated cowardly has to respond, injustice lies desonesty .our LORD JESUS CHRIST is coming.
The Wicked Demonic Dirty Proud Savage Barbaric Greedy Corrupt Hateful Whites is what's Going On. Haven't You Witnessed anything?
@@marlenedeblasio2881He didn’t help this man for over 43 years
They need to compensate this man.They took his life away.
@GOD BLESS The people have helped him $1.6m the go fund me is at
@@Simlife101 AMEN❤
@@Repent1973 most definitely
I saw his story on Instagram
Man I’m beyond sad… they wasted his life and now they don’t want to pay for it, I hope dude is doing well now
Your forgetting he was wrongfully accused then she recanted her testimony. But she had died. The DA said the recanted testimony she felt was legitimate.
Listen to the report again.
@@lifeasReno Sounds like false memory aka the Mandela effect?
@@lifeasReno What no one is forgetting is they convicted him on no evidence....when he had an alibi and zero evidence...something that would never happen to a white person~
What could be a better example of a system that knows it is willfully ignorant and corrupt, than the fact that they passed legislation to not have to compensate the people they fked over for life !
the governor of missouri should be doing time a long time in prison if that was me I would have a chat with the so called governor.
Finally. We need justice for this man. Everyone involved in the case should be held accountable.
They won't though
Absolutely they should.
He can’t sue the state but he should be able to sue her.
@Dirty News she should be brought up on charges
Why would she do that? Who was it?
That is so disgusting that the Missouri Legal system cheated this man out 43 years of freedom and will not compensate for him for his loss due to their mistake.
The governor's refusal to exonerate him due to "priorities" is sickening.
I'm southern (Tennessee) and I'm ashamed of the way this man has been treated. IT IS WRONG!!
Charge him.
@Dirty News you're a troll, for that link smh
Horrible. To put and keep this man locked up crimes were committed.
That governor should quit out of shame.
I can’t believe they’re not going to compensate him especially since They know he’s innocent now! That Missouri law needs to be changed
A slave state? Anything to hurt you if it will keep you down?
They r purposely doing it for the innocent incarcerations they know they have...will bleed their system financially. Mfrks.
If you really believe he is innocent you should give him some of your money.
@@charleslampley8691 And you came on here to say that because???????
Hello Kelly how are you doing and the weather there?
I can’t believe this gentleman did not get to see his mother when she just recently died. I mean the man is 62 years old and his mother was still alive and he was not released. The man who said releasing him wasn’t a priority. Oh my God I just cried when I watched this. I so wish I could meet him
Not even video evidence can save POC in America… free all Black men!
That's so sad
Those assholes if they didn't commit the fucking crime they are innocent.
Start a go fund me page for him please!!!!
Try to be in his mother’s shoes and imagine how agonizing it must be to see her innocent son in prison for rest of her life! It makes me cry too.
This man should "NEVER EVER" have to pay for anything, give him whatever he needs/wants. I'm so sadden by this, I wish him nothing but the upmost best that life has for him. God bless him
@Coco Morena no she means people (especially the pathetic Missouri Law System) should compensate his go fund me page. It's the least they could do after robbing him 43 years of his life.
@Coco Morena your blatant racism is showing
@Dirty News i just don't freaking understand what the point is of accusing an innocent man of such thing
Dog isn't here
@@herpaderp-bp4pe not only have they failed him but they failed the Missouri people because they let a triple murderer walk the streets all because they wanted to see a black man in jail.
Them: What does JUSTICE looks like:
Him: I don't know, I haven't seen IT yet. POWERFUL statement.
These are the stories and times I wish I was a very rich person. I would most sincerely give this man a few million so that he could have a beach front property and live the rest of his life with what joy he could muster. Bless you Mr. Strickland.
Me too wish I was rich to help people too
Crazy how those of us that do not have millions would be the first to do that and the ones with more millions than they know what to do with, would never.
@@Elyse1111 this just another example of how America has turned into a serfdom.
You're a gentleman and scholar for saying you'd do that for this man.
@@user-wi1ks5io6l I wouldn't*have* to. It would be easy because it would be something I would *want* to do.
The tenacity faith and hope he must have - yes he suffered much and I can’t even begin to imagine but one thing is for sure - he beat the system and is badazz!!!! Thank you mr striklen for your perseverance! Write a book!
I can’t believe what this man had to endure by being imprisoned for 43 years for a crime he did not commit. it’s incredibly frustrating to hear that the governor of Missouri thought it wasn’t a priority to free an innocent man. Kevin Strickland was freed on Tuesday November 23rd, 2021 which was the day of my 20th birthday. Hearing this on the news made my birthday 100 times better. I’m so happy for him!
Yeah ever seen it happen to a white man?
@@jetlifeafficianado8580 Systemic racism at its finest
This poor man was only 21 when he went to prison and now he's 62. All his young years taken from him. I pray he lives his remaining years with peace and happiness.
19yrs
@@damryhermajesty7528 😢
Him not being able to see his mom while free before she passed away is heart wrenching
43 yrs! Wow! My heart goes out to this man.
Thats heartbreaking. Good for Kevin for never giving up and fighting the good fight. Nothing but respect.
He is owed his entire life. I hope that he is paid what he deserves. This system sucks!! May God bless him and keep him safe. 🙏🏽
Adding: No compensation. That is insane!! 😥
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They said that he will not be compensated smh
@@dw3998 I know. I found out afterwards. So sad.
He will get compensation. You can’t lock up a free man and expect “he’ll get over it”
Now he has to get an attorney to sue just to get the money that is due him.
This man was wrongly incarcerated for my whole life. All the ways the world has moved on in those 43 years...
IKR...I was thinking that, too...I Wasn't even thought of 43yrs ago...
Even if time had stood still for him physically and he didn't age and was able to run and move he would still be way behind because the whole world has "moved on" since the 1970's. He hasn't even been with a women in almost 1/2 century. Probably socially awkward not able to understand the new gender battles the food taste way worse now then it did in the 70's especially all the "fastfood" joints that he probably remembers, The busses don't run as punctual! Computers,video games, Netflix all these streaming channels black feminism, so many different changes and he's going back to them with no ability to walk and no money no wife, kids nothing! May The Most High guide,protect and provide for this man!
They took his whole life !! Strong brother I’m proud of you ✊🏼 happy he is home!!
Home where??
"Governor of Missouri had multiple opportunities to pardon, but he refused..." Wow. Crazy.
Guess who will not pardon him the CREATOR.
@@gwadkarukera - HAHAHAHA! Your imaginary sky-daddy? According to "popular beliefs" of theists, it/gawd _would_ pardon the wrongly-convicted man, because it's into forgiveness, right? Oh, yeah, but also punishes selectively, too.
I see alot of ppl saying ''he should be compensated for his time in prison'', however that's probably Not gonna happen...the way the law's written is...you can Only be compensated for wrongful conviction, if you can prove malice or something illegal was done in your trial...when you have a trial, they present the evidence they have and from That evidence a jury finds you guilty...then you Can't be compensated no matter the length of time you served...the Most you can get is...Exonerated or Pardoned...I know that's totally Unfair, a person Should be paid for sitting in jail for yrs, but we're talking about the US Government...they're Always gonna find a way to protect themselves...
That's according to their own rules of compensation, a lawsuit for false imprisonment is different.
The fact this is no compensation for this guy is sickening ! Horrible world !
Prayers for Kevin Strickland to get the compensation he needs to live a comfortable life.
Hello Elizabeth how are you doing and the weather there?
I'm so happy Kevin has been released, The law NEEDS to change NOW, He now needs and is owed compensation. This is the reason why the death penalty is wrong too many mistakes have been made. It's time to free Leonard Peltier too !
Hello Sheila how are you doing and the weather there?
This is a damn shame 😔 and they won't even compensate knowing full well he is innocent. I hope those involved in this travesty know that one day they are gonna have to give an account for their actions.
Fa real
I'm donating to his Go Fund Me
Sad thing is you have to have a contrite heart to care and I don't believe they do.
They took so long to free him when they knew he was innocent wtf is wrong with this system
Know thing is wrong width it, it's designed diss way own purr poss.
It's evil
@Shanna Crossman i agree and nice pfp
the fact that the governor refuse to pardon or compensate him shows that system that did this to him still exist, shame on the state of missouri,this is the system that trump want to bring back
The Governor said “pardoning him would not be a priority”. How heartless can you be to know that an innocent man has been sitting behind bars for forty three years, have the power to free him with the stroke of a pin, yet do nothing but make some insensitive comment like that??? He has no empathy whatsoever!!
He’s an evil s.o.b. Karma is real. God bless Mr. Strickland.
God bless Mr.Strickland they took 43 years from his life he can't ever get back
Racial discrimination is the way I look at it as the reason for not pardoning this man. That’s just sick and inhumane behavior. Shame on them. 😡
they owe him several million dollars. maybe a million per year he was wrongly locked up. nothing can bring that time back.
Exactly!!!! Also all those that sat in (the jury duty) hopefully were cursed for falsely accusing & judging him.
He got away with murder. He’s lucky to be free
Boohoo
Best years gone, he can’t even walk now. yeah nah I don’t think anything can compensate that.
Deepest respect, Mr Strickland. I am so so sorry to see the injustice you have suffered and continue to suffer as you will not be given any compensation. With love and prayers from Ireland 🇮🇪☘❤🙏
Better give this man the biggest pay check.
How he is going to start life over at 62 in a freaking wheelchair. Damn shameful.😭😭😭💔💔💔
what I don't understand is how he cant get any compensation when he was wrongfully convicted but they let kylie get away with killing multiple people .
43 years of his life wasted, How life Can be cruel sometimes to the wrong person
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It’s not life that was cruel to him…I’m sorry but it was white racist Americans
They kept him there,intentionally knowing he had been exonerated,so that he couldn’t be reunited with his mother before she passed
The governor’s words show that clearly
He’s not a priority
A country that’s racist to its core
@@leroylindsay7654 Yes, it was founded on racism.
@@leroylindsay7654 Maybe, but this was in the south during the late 70’s where I’m sure there was still heavy racism and bigotry there.
Also, DNA and forensics were not what they are now and the world wasn’t full of cameras being everywhere.
I’m not excusing this, it’s still bad what happened, but looking at it in context.
@@RYMAN1321 you say “maybe this was the south in the 70s,where I’m sure there WAS still heavy racism and bigotry” as if it’s been eradicated! Sorry there is no maybe about it.
Forgive me,but that statement sounds a little naive my friend.
Ryan,DNA testing has come on leaps and bounds in the last 10 to15 yrs around the world,yet it seems with what your saying,just not in the states..pls!
context you say
I wonder if you know this..at his trial,the court heard evidence from the witness box that it wasn’t him,and the court was given the name of the person who committed the crime.
They stole that man’s life,because they could
Like I said to its core
I’m so sorry for what happened to him. I hope that someone can help him now.
Hello Jamie how are you doing and the weather there?
@@erickwilliams4234 I’m doing ok, thank you. How are you doing? The weather is decent today. It’s 46 degrees out now , and sunny.
@@jamiepan7650 Wow I'm glad to hear from you and the weather here Louisville KY it's mostly cloudy!
@@jamiepan7650 Are you there?
That's so sad on so many levels
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No it's not. They love becky, so I'm happy that old 🏃 got 43 yrs & now in ♿. 😆 & Next.
@@nationofweakinfidels9814 i wish you too jail
@@Hilal-mq3fv Learn how to speak English you dolt 🏃. You keep wishing, while I keep watching you cellout Conquered joggers 🏃 go underground or in this case, go in a ♿ with no 💰/resources. 😆
@@nationofweakinfidels9814 be better
This whole story made my heart ache and my blood run cold! I am sick and saddened by the state of American Justice system.
They owe him $1 million for every year he was in there that’s a total of 43 million
Exactly!!!!!
Even wit money no matter how much dey give him it can bring back 43 years of his life and he's in a wheelchair. And pain of losing his mother
It's sick & twisted that this guy isn't being compensated for the years stolen from him, but to refuse to make pardoning him a priority is sick & twisted on a whole other level! Pardoning him should be the very least they could do!
The state of Missouri is wrong on all levels for not compensating him!
Look at Wisconsin and the injustice they are doing Steven Avery too
@@misstortitude Wrong all the way wrong!
It’s so sad and infuriating that this happened to him and to also realize that there’s thousands more innocent men and women in prison.
I'd honestly just die instead of suffering 43 years from a crime i am blamed from which in reality, i didn't do. I hope this man gets closure and happiness and away from any of this evilness.
I'm so happy to know Mr Strickland finally got released from prison I have thought about him often since I first heard about him and his wrongful conviction . It's a damn shame the governor didn't have the decency to do the right thing and get him out as soon as it was brought to his attention instead he did another disgraceful punishment to him by holding him longer knowing he was innocent. To me the governor should be forced to resign for his actions Mr Strickland had everything taken from him by a system that failed him and then the governor punished him a second time after he knew he was innocent by holding him in prison longer and then with him not getting to see his mother before she passed away to say goodbye how much more did Mr. Strickland need to endure at the hands of this governor because the justice system failed him and so did this disgraceful governor . God Bless you Mr. Strickland and your family ! I'm so sorry for all the pain and suffering you have gone through.
If anyone is guilty, it is the governor! If he had ANY compassion for Mr. Strickland, he'd dip into his own pocket and hand over his chump change! That amount would allow Kevin to live comfortably w/o having to work for the rest of his life!
And you know what the sad thing about this whole ordeal he's not the only person there so many other Strickland's out there that we have never even heard of wrongfully accused and railroaded by the system
@@dellmiller5082 TRUTH!! 👍✌
His whole life in prison! How sad of the system we have, and how many others before him have died in prison or been executed and they were innocent. Shame on the justice system. God bless you sir I hope you can live out the rest of your life and happiness. I’d like to apologize for the injustice that was served upon you. May God bless you with everything wonderful in the years to come💜
It is sad, but it was a whole different world back then.
This was the south in the late 70’s and I guarantee you racism and bigotry there was far, far worse.
There was also no DNA or forensics evidence like today either. And the world wasn’t full of cameras being everywhere yet.
Now, I’m not excusing what happened here, it’s still bad but it’s important to put it in context.
@@RYMAN1321 though what you said is some true it still apply to today's system that is still infused with racism. In 2021 no compensation for the injustice that was done, the governor said pardoning him would not be a priority. So you tell me how different the system is? Stop using the time period as a reason as if much has changed.
There's is a special place in hell for people who allow the innocent to be imprisoned. We will all have to answer for our crimes against humanity.
@@davelattimer6585 Again, I’m not excusing what happened I’m just saying the time period can explain why this happened. Mindsets were very different back then.
I’m also not saying we are where we want to be today. But race relations in this country are far better than it was 40-50 years ago.
@@RYMAN1321 he had an alibi and they had no physical evidence, so dna technology, or camera technology was or would ever have been relevant in his case... You're trying to make sense of a farce, the reason he was eventually released is because a witness recanted her testimony... Meaning all of the points you brought up wether they were present or not at the time was never going to be taken into account, it came down to the word of a perfect stranger over an innocent young man with a solid alibi.. the issue here is that humans can and will lie, wether you're a witness or a defendant your capacity to lie is not affected...
I'm gobsmacked how judges and authorities just go on about their day after something like this. IMO, they're as guilty as someone who murders someone. Taking away 43 years of this mans life is inexcusable.
This is insane, how could this happen, this poor man lost his life behind bars, how sad. I hope he can enjoy the rest of his life to the best he can.
It happens because of white hate. More than you know.
It is happening all over the USA, the system isn't broken, it was built that way
American justice system at its finest
Hello Maria how are you doing and the weather there?
happens all the time and still happening today
As he talked about the prospect of living under a bridge, I got the feeling he's frightened to leave his home of the last 43+ years.
He's gonna be sooo lost.
They owe him millions!!
We owe this man! Not because his color but because of the injustice that has that happened to him. I pray all the best for you.
not because of his color? … of course you had to mention “color” you ppl make me sick.
Well it should have to do with color because his conviction surely did
Saying "sorry" will never be enough for the life that has been taken away from him. ELOHIM give you strength sir
I spent years in prison for a crime I didn’t commit at age 17
I didn’t even know how to get to the part of town where it happened but they lied and I did the time and it fuced up my life even til this day 20 years later
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I'm sorry that it was like this for you may you find healing
Sorry to hear. Don't let that awful situation ruin your life. All the very best to you!
You can still be the best you can be. If you don’t they still win! I’m so sorry so many of you all spent years incarcerated for a crime someone else committed. This make me so angry!!!😡🤬💔💔💔 Please enjoy what life you have left, you owe yourself that!💪🏾😘
@@ellejohnson2817 Wrong thread🙄. Stop being socially-awkward.
I am at a loss for words! The justice system needs to be re-named, for there is NO JUSTICE for this man and so many like him!
Kevin, I think you know that your justice will come from God. Many, many blessings to you dear sir. Im so sorry for your losses. ❤✌
It’s breaks my heart 😳😤that this so call system wanted innocent man to plead guilty for a crime he never committed and when he is finally released there is no compensation of any kind from prison... this is WRONG on all levels!!! 🙄😞😤😭
43 Years, It Didn’t Take That Long, That’s why it’s Called a System & it’s Not Made for Us and I’m Glad He’s Free.
Pitiful, White I Suppose
@Dirty News she will get hers
Imagine what this guy went through. He spent half his life behind bars, getting beat up and terrorized by other inmates, getting crapped on by society, and then only to come out to a different world where many people he knew were no longer alive. How awful.
The prosecution just needed to blame someone for the crime, doesn't matter if he was guilty or innocent someone had to take the blame for it.
Two other men were also convicted. From what I understand, they pled guilty and said that Mr Strickland had nothing to do with it. They took a plea deal and only served 10 years. That was one of the reasons that the lawyer asked Mr Strickland why he didn't just take the plea, and he said he would not say he had done something he didn't do.
And that someone is always a black man, accused by the dumb stupid Karen's out there. What a shame!
God Bless this man, he walked through hell and made it to the other side. I’m sorry that it took 43 years to prove your innocence. It’s not fair that he can’t be compensated for false imprisonment. My heart aches for you sir.
43 years of his Life gone. Now stuck in a Wheelchair. And no money from the State. Dam Devils!!!
1:45 “One of the longest wrongful convictions in US history” and YET, no compensation? The fact that he was incarcerated in a state that didn’t have a support system for wrong convictions is very alarming. What’s a justice system if it can’t help someone that’s beginning life at 62?
I hope he sues the pants off those responsible. I'm so sorry they did this to you. I wish you all the best Sir.
Most likely a waste of time. Doubt he would get the money even if he won. Good thing for the fundraiser
Don't feel sorry for him he's one of GODS chosen but you need to feel sorry and pity for your race if you know who GOD is and what he is planning to do to the white race its not good pray for your people sweetie because 🕙 time is ticking for the white race to be judged as an nation by GOD may u have favor just saying goodluck
No amount of compensation will ever repay what he lost..hope he finds peace and happiness
This is one of the worse things that could happen to a human being . Just horrible ! I know not being able to see his mother before she passed hurt like hell ! It really angers me because it seems like they don't even care . They at least owe him 43 million dollars . He's definitely entitled to it . God bless him .
Harness that anger, read books, work out, and meditate my queen..... we need you to be ready when te time comes..
@@jetlifeafficianado8580 when what time comes ?
@@lamecgod no what ?
Honestly this is just horrible, the law system overall is just fucked up. Jesus fucking christ i pray to god that other countryes wont take any notes from America
@@electroseal5822 many other countries are worse .
This is so sad. The thought of so many innocent people locked up for so many years. This breaks my heart😢 Then they get out to nothing to live off on. 😢😢
They need to compensate this man. You cannot go to China and Russia and preach human rights while condoning a travesty of justice in your homeland. We have to choose one. Lead by example.
Mr.strickland i would still sue anyone that had things in your case(the police,judges, lawyers,court system,governors ) keep faith ,if you don't get any money at least bring attention to how corrput ,misuse of power our courts/government is.......may help others in the future,,takes only one small snowball to move a mountain
From a person that represents the law and legal system for this country, I don’t believe that anything could give you your missing life back, but, I feel that any demand you have should be met. So sorry.
👍I applaud the county prosecutor, Jean Peters Baker for standing up for what is right. Bless her.🙏💝
I live in missouri... she's trash for real... she did do good on this issue tho... so i give credit when it is do.... not onlydo i live in missouri i live in the county (jackson) where she holds office... kansas city... go chiefs...
@@malcolmkeith816 👍Thanks for the info. I can only imagine the two sides of the coin / two faces she has as do most of us. I don’t know anything about other than the good she did in this man’s case.💝
No I don't applaud no politician. The cream " being toffee on crime" but close there eyes when innocent people are locked up. And do nothing for years! That's not somthing to applaud.
Police and the court system Can never truly admit when they are wrong. That’s why they won’t compensate him.
@Dirty News you have no soul bruh. anything for views and likes smh.
That gentleman nailed it when he said what justice looks like and he said I don't know I haven't seen it yet.
BS from the governor. I can't believe what happened to this guy! Missouri, get your act together, seriously, you owe this guy so much. And the fact that he had an all white jury in the beginning, that says a lot, and the fact that back then having a mixed jury was seen as controversial is so sad because maybe this wouldn't have been his life :(
I'm so very happy he has finally gotten out of prison as he should have never been in there to begin with. I can't believe the state isn't going to compensate this gentleman, that is so very wrong. Hugs and love to you Mr Strickland! I wish you all the best 💕
Why his friend didn't help him get out? He just had to say who the third person was
No matter how long it might take,true justice must be delivered, and dignity must be restored.
Straight racism man, america especially in the south in the late 70's was as racist as it gets. Wish you all the best Kevin, very sorry that you had to experience that.
It is going the other way now. Instead of anti-black it is quickly becoming anti-white.
Honestly, this man deserves everything, the justice system needs to make it up to him. They stole his life from him. To say that they f*cked up is an understatement.
Makes me sick. He needs to be given funds so he can live the rest of his life without any more pain. 43 years is too much!
At least 1 million dollars for every year. If the state was punished for putting innocent people it would happen a lot less.
I would be the epitome of bitterness had this happen to me.
I would talk so crazy they'll lock me right back up.
He looks great for 62 let alone, fresh out of prison.
Wow. 43 years! That’s crazy, he lost his golden years and they won’t even give him compensation!
I'm so glad to see Mr. Strickland free after being in prison for something he didn't even do
The state should be held responsible for this n pay that man compensation
I’m perfectly fine with my taxes going to towards funding the rest of this guy life . Was wrong on so many levels! I’m so sorry this happened to him.
I can't understand why the wrongfully convicted after being released are so forgiven. In this case he gets no money for his pain and suffering! Smh
The justice system in this country is so horrible that it takes the best years of man away from him to get to truth, and by taking all these years, it is absurd that it takes away the opportunity of reform and any other opportunity that can help the man live a dignified life. The justice system in the country itself should be sued, put on trial, and then reformed.
NO compensation?!?… That’s just as disgusting as putting him in jail for 40 years…
Every juror and judge, if still alive, that convicted him, needs to sit in prison for the remainder of their lives. And he needs to be compensated! That still wouldn't even come close to justice.
OMG! How very sad. There is no amount of monies to ever compensate for loss, of decades of wrongful imprisonment.
True justice will come on Judgment day , don’t worry my brother all who did it to you will be punished
The God of Israel is on our side. In Jesus name Amen 🙏🏽.
“Pardoning him would not be a priority”. There’s so much ill in the American Justice system. It’s ridiculous.
This is beyond sad and wrong on sooo many levels...😢Much love to you always from me Mr. Strickland.❤