Prosecutors Target Northwestern Journalism Students

[Goldstein1984]

Working on Exonerating Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners

Prosecutors in Chicago are targeting a group of Northwestern University journalism students who have helped exonerate eleven wrongfully convicted prisoners, including five on death row. Cook County prosecutors have subpoenaed Northwestern and the Medill Innocence Project to hand over student grades, grading criteria, class syllabi, expense reports and email messages. Prosecutors are focusing on the students who conducted a three-year investigation into Anthony McKinney, who was convicted of fatally shooting a security guard in 1978. A judge is now reviewing McKinney’s case.

Interview with: Bryan Smith, writer-at-large, Chicago Magazine: http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/12/prosecutors_target_northwestern_journalism_students_working

[FiveGoodMen]

1. First they got the wrong people convicted

Now they're trying to intimidate anyone who exposes them.

Why are we paying tax money to these monsters?

[Goldstein1984]

2. I'm listening to the interview now.

Very Interesting.

A book I'm reading is very relevant: "Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent" - Harvey A. Silvergate

[glitch]

3. They are so corrupt, they don't even care how obvious they are about it. nt

[FiveGoodMen]

5. That's the scariest thing about it.

They appear to be confident that no one can stop them.

They appear to think that they are above the law.

They may be right.

[texastoast]

4. Some attorneys can live with themselves and do this kind of shit

How, is just beyond me.

[pleah]

6. Cook County, not surprised. n/t