False Trials: The Salem Witch Trials
Throughout history there have been thousands of “false” trials. These trials were based around false accusations. The trials most notable for accusations without the clearest of evidence was the Salem witch trials, hundreds were killed for being suspicious and never indicating that they were actual witches. Everyone who died in Salem and everyone who is serving or served an undeserved sentence have or at least had families, career opportunities, a career, in short a life. All of these get ripped away from people even after the person accusing them has admitted to being a liar after the innocent has served time or, a portion of his/her sentence. The acts of a false charge is not as well recognized of a felony, and should be treated much more severely.
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When people are sentenced to prison for any overly offensive crime such as rape, child abuse, pedophilia, and even killing children, other prisoners that are being transported to prison with these “offenders” have been known to assault said offender. Another thing wrong that the government does on subject of false charges and sentences is that the person can serve 4/5th of their sentence before it can be found that the charges set was fake. These people can not fit back into society after serving their sentence they did not deserve. In the minority of people being persecuted falsely there are a few things that people in a society have done correctly. One of the most notable things is persecuting the accusers and giving them a seven year sentence and releasing the now non felon if he hasn’t been released yet. There are projects in the work to have a criminal justice reform. There are a few states that give compensation for the wrongfully convicted. The need for criminal justice reform is not tomorrow, not now, but last week before the wrongfully convicted were sent to
When people are sentenced to prison for any overly offensive crime such as rape, child abuse, pedophilia, and even killing children, other prisoners that are being transported to prison with these “offenders” have been known to assault said offender. Another thing wrong that the government does on subject of false charges and sentences is that the person can serve 4/5th of their sentence before it can be found that the charges set was fake. These people can not fit back into society after serving their sentence they did not deserve. In the minority of people being persecuted falsely there are a few things that people in a society have done correctly. One of the most notable things is persecuting the accusers and giving them a seven year sentence and releasing the now non felon if he hasn’t been released yet. There are projects in the work to have a criminal justice reform. There are a few states that give compensation for the wrongfully convicted. The need for criminal justice reform is not tomorrow, not now, but last week before the wrongfully convicted were sent to