Wrongfully convicted Chicago man awarded $50M in lawsuit

Marcel Brown, who spent nearly a decade in prison for a murder he did not commit, was awarded $50 million by a federal jury on Monday in his lawsuit against the City of Chicago and two police detectives.

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[damham]

Let me get this right. Tax payers paid for the conviction. Tax payers paid for his incarceration. Tax payers pay him $50 million because he was done wrong. Yet the police and prosecutors, which tax payers pay, get no punishment or have to pay any financial restitution at all. So they are rewarded, while tax payers pay.

[Chris-lfdl]

Put those in jail who prosecuted this innocent man

[HatianHurricane]

For everyone of these stories of police corruption that comes to light, I just can't help but think about the millions of similar cases that have never been brought to the light and all of the innocent men and women that died in prison or executed as a result.

[dramirez]

Payment should come out the police pension fund.

[MikesMoneyClass]

Best of luck to you sir. I'm glad you got compensated for a decade being stolen from you. Relocate you and your family, change your name, phone number, ✂️ social media completely and enjoy life. 🙏

[Knowledge--xq]

10 years in prison .... 50 million still not enough

[muvfast]

Dang, Chicago be rapping their taxpayers for absolute millions😂😉

[OperationChicago]

$50 million for 10 years, that means I should get $15 million for tha 3 years that I did :)

[JohnDoe-biho]

I personally believe the police officers the district attorney the jury they should all be sent to Prison

[carltonipoloknowski]

Brown God bless you
Keep a low profile and enjoy your life in a peaceful environment
God Bless You

[johnpaulwebb]

50M would pay for several good cops. If his constitutional rights were violated, there should be charges brought against those officers.

[gaa_sonofgod]

Law enforcement is a joke, this stuff needs to come out of their own pockets!!!

[sergiocoreno]

Jesus, and that's why the taxes are way up .

[theawall]

The City is paying way more for the "Migrants Situation ". All of this money contributes to the City of Chicago already horrible budget situation 🤦🏽‍♀️

[randomshit]

The city is going to fight the ruling. They don’t want to pay for anything.

[jarretthooks]

Damn no cap i went to school with bro. Good for u brother 👏🏾 Police be some DIRTY! Mfs sometime smh hope u get that money and move somewhere better

[JohnW]

It is a damn shame that those involved in wrongful convictions get to go on with their lives and are never helsd accountable and never suffer any ramifications. They should have to lose all their assets, and spend the same amount of time behind bars that the wrongfully convicted had to serve. As long as taxpayers are on the hook for the settlements, the railroading by police and prosecutors will continue.

[AndyHill-xo]

This is what u call it was worth the wait

[SoundHashiraX]

The police and prosecutors should be like doctors—they have to get their own liability insurance. Therefore when sued, the money comes from the individual’s insurance policy versus city budgets

[BeamTeam]

His phone about to blow up like crazy. He’s going to have calls from extended family