Only in America

DNA exonerates man who spent 25 years in prison

Thats what the headline reads as Jerry Miller, now 48, is released from prison after serving 25 years for rape, robbery, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated battery. Whats the kicker? Miller says he was at home watching T.V.

Only in America, where we have some of the most advanced technology would we wait 25 years after the fact to actually do DNA testing to prove someones innocents. Now, i know, "he could have done it, right?" But he didn't. So much for innocent until proven guilty. Seriously, in The United States, it really doesn't seem that way at all.

This man spent the last 25 years of his life in prison for a series of crimes that he did not commit. Not only that, but despite the fact that a simple DNA test had him exonerated, he is still going to have to live it down for teh rest of his life. Now, thats not to mention that he's lost the 'best years of his life.' Being 48, he would have been 23 years-old at the time of his conviction, the beginning of his prime. He will never get those years back, and will have to live that down during his mid-life crisis.

This makes a mockery of the U.S. legal system in my book.