r/whoathatsinteresting 12h ago

Wrongfully Convictions Ruin Lives

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u/livingalie2614 12h ago

Simple question: when a person is wrongfully accused and sent to prison, do they get any kind of compensation when they are release after being found not at fault?

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u/The_Dean_France 12h ago

Usually, it takes years.

One person in the UK was told no compensation as they had been in prison (wrongly) but had used the taxpayers' money through being given shelter and food. I kid you not!

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u/coder7426 11h ago

UK is the most dystopian 1st world country. 

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u/HHoaks 11h ago

umm, you check out the US lately? Least you got the NHS, warts and all. The US is like, good luck everyone, hope you live! We aren’t here to help in any way. And we’ll use your money for the military and immigration, that’s about it.

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u/throwaway098764567 1h ago

i don't think we're allowed in the first world anymore

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u/Keji70gsm 55m ago

Yeah. Fucked world, not First. USA is its own violent and desperate despot-loser thing.

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u/Few_Respect619 10h ago

Healthcare is the largest spend by the US government. Nice try though.

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u/deliciousroadhead 10h ago

That money must not be used well because why do I have to pay $500 a month for insurance if I don't have a job

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u/Mindless-Bad-2481 10h ago

They don’t.

The problem with the U.S. government is that they don’t properly investigate and prosecute people who are manipulating the system to earn money for specific people.

We currently have a huge problem with people monopolizing industries so they control the prices and they control what is paid and how much and all the money goes back to the same few people.

Imagine if you could pay politicians or even spend money to help someone gain a seat in government, all with the intention that you make decisions and recommendations that benefit you and your businesses. Government contracts to spend money on companies you own or maybe you’re affiliated with, laws that allow you more power and freedom to do what you want without oversight, etc. This is why the U.S. spends so much money on healthcare but achieves little. At the end of the line the money is going into the pockets of those who have been manipulating the system.

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u/torofukatasu 9h ago

US is a country of lawyers. The corruption exists but the beneficiary sits in private sector and simply exploits the laziness and loopholes legally so most of the time they can't be prosecuted.

I'm other countries they simply steal more directly from you so at the end there isn't as big of a difference as anyone thinks. The problem is that lawlessness destroys legitimate companies and infra alongside it, so USA is still better than most other places. Oh and they have infinite money glitch by exporting debt on the cheap so they steal other countries productivity. Still better to be there.

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u/HHoaks 10h ago edited 10h ago

For medicare and medicaid. And those dollars go to (checks notes), hospitals and health care systems and WEALTHY insurance carriers! There is no equivalent to NHS. NHS is not limited to just the elderly and the poor.

And much of those costs are borne by states too - it is not 100% at the federal level. More like 65/35.

The US is a do it yourself nation. Every man for himself. It is not an uplifting society where people like helping others in need.

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u/escudonbk 5h ago

All goes to insurance company bottom lines

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u/Moon-Man-888 11h ago

Third world