LA man DeAndre Howard spends 11 years in prison for murder he didn't commit

Source - DeAndre Howard spent more than a decade in prison for a murder he knew he didn’t commit. After years of fighting for his innocence from behind bars, a federal judge had finally granted him an appeal. Prosecutors, he said, gave him a choice. He could plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and get out in time for a Thanksgiving dinner with his family. Or he could go back to trial and risk spending the rest of his life in prison.  He chose trial. That felt final. It felt right.

“There was no need to compromise your integrity just so you can go free,” he said. “I felt that’s something you have to hold firm to even if your life is on the line.”

This guy can play for me any day. Eleven years before they would listen to him? How could they be so obtuse? But seriously, don't ever admit to something you know you didn't do. Ever. Respect the shit out of this move.  He went in jail at 20! He's 31 now. Jesus, that's your best pussy years down the drain. That's what you gotta think about here, the intangibles. What we, as a society, took from DeAndre on the fateful day. I can't believe they ever let him go. Can't have a free man walking the city who you owe that many favors to.