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Another Call For Justice in Dedge Case

By TChris, Section Innocence Cases
Posted on Fri Jun 03, 2005 at 12:56:53 PM EST
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by TChris

Add this to the growing list of editorialists and commentators who hope Wilton Dedge wins his lawsuit against Florida.

The state of Florida cast Dedge into a hellish existence that wiped out 22 years of his life. For that, at the barest minimum, he deserves substantial compensation.

TalkLeft's coverage of Dedge's wrongful conviction, eventual release, and attempt to obtain redress for his lost freedom is collected here.

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    Re: Another Call For Justice in Dedge Case (none / 0) (#1)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:59:40 PM EST
    Gotta say, I like this guy. (from the TL archives) "Dedge says he's trying not to focus on how wrong the justice system treated him. Like his parents, he believes it best to live in the moment. "I don't want to have a bad attitude. It's there in the back of my mind, but I don't want to dwell on it right now. I'm having too much fun with new things. "I'm very, very disappointed. There's anger there. But I can't dwell on anger or I'll mess up my life. I'm trying to enjoy things instead of dwelling on anger."" No amount of compensation, whether it be money or something else, will wipe away one's anger and loss if one chooses not to let it go, and it seems Dedge understands this. Regardless, clearly he's due some sort of compensation. He's spent over half his life behind bars, how quickly do you think he'll spend all this compensation? Would a quick trip from rags to riches to rags really provide him any "justice?" How about some cash, some training and a decent job? If he wants to move to LA, I'll hire him.

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