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Kristin Lobato, who is now 41 and uses the name Blaise, cried and hugged her attorneys after a judge read the trial verdict Thursday in U.S. District Court, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

The civil trial jury found Las Vegas police and two detectives, now retired, fabricated evidence during their investigation and intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon Lobato. The panel determined that Lobato should receive $34 million in compensatory damages from the department and $10,000 in punitive damages from each former detective.

She was exonerated and freed from prison in late 2017 after the Innocence Project and attorneys in Las Vegas again took her case to the state Supreme Court. Justices said evidence showed that Lobato was in her hometown of Panaca, Nevada, some 150 miles (214 kilometers) from Las Vegas when Bailey was killed.

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[–] leadore@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

A $10K fine? That's it?

If you deliberately fabricate evidence to put an innocent person in prison, you should at the very least lose your pension for the rest of your life. You should never get another dime and you should have to pay back what you've already received. You forfeited your right to it, period.

[–] ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (3 children)

They should be jailed. Period. They committed a crime, tampered with evidence, obstructed a police investigation, falsely imprisoned someone and the list can go on and on.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Anything less than 16 years in prison is fucking bullshit.

It should be at least double the sentence she was handed.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Yes, they should. For as long as she was imprisoned for. I was just referring to the absurdity of them only having to pay $10K while they're collecting a pension every month. And somehow I doubt they'll even actually have to pay the 10K.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The sentence that was handed down based on the evidence should be served by the fabricators. And because punishment for the poors is extremely disproportionate (snatching $20 from a counter is not deserving of a year in prison) I say add 20% to the sentence, minimum.

Make them serve 18 years, minimum. Of course, their choices are solitary for their protection or Gen-pop.

[–] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Heh, gen-pop could be entertaining

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] TTH4P@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Right? Cool, now are we going after the cops who fabricated? No? Oh ok.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago

The cops should be charged and sentenced to a gen pop institution for this.

But instead abso-fucking-lutely nothing will happen to them.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

It's high time police officers in the US are required to carry malpractice insurance. Uninsurable.. no more police work.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 week ago

Now retired huh?

I can think of a good penalty... a number of years in prison equal to the years since they committed this crime. "Disgorgement" is a common legal mechanism, forcing convicted to give up their ill-gotten gains. In this case, time as free persons.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago

.... And the retired police officers went to jail for the same amount of years that she was judged for, right?

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.......

Right?

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

fuck tha police

[–] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Thomas Thowsen and James LaRochelle, welcome to the List!