Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

May 20, 2011

In January 1986, a 9-year-old girl in Detroit was raped in her bed. Prompted by her mother, the child identified a man named Karl Vinson as the predator.

Vinson, in the company of his wife, had babysat the girl a few years earlier. After their marriage fell apart, Vinson?s alienated wife suggested to the victim?s mother that her soon-to-be ex-husband should be considered as a suspect.

Solely on the basis of the victim?s dubious testimony, Vinson was convicted and sentenced to 10-50 years in prison.

Two years ago, genetic testing determined conclusively that the DNA residue on the victim?s sheets could not have been left by Vinson. That means his innocence is a scientifically established fact. Yet ? the Wayne County DA insists that ?Science does not trump the testimony of individuals. Circuit Judge Vera Massey Jones, who sentenced Vinson, actually improvised a new theory of the case to justify refusing the innocent man a new trial.

Thanks to the Supreme Court, corrupt prosecutors enjoy blanket civil immunity when they knowingly imprison innocent people. There are many words that could accurately describe this system, but ?justice? isn?t on that list.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.