Did I miss a bit in this article - the innocently convicted man did 25 years. The prosecutor, knowing his innocence, withheld the evidence that allowed this conviction to pass but only did 500 hours (approx. 3 months) of community service and 10 days in prison.<p>An innocent man lost 25 years of his life and the man who caused this eventually, after a reasonably successful career lost what may as well equate to some vacation time...<p>Am I the only one who is horrified at this? Okay, so he got more than a slap on the wrist, but what the fuck is this?! That's bullshit! Pardon my linguistics, but my horror at this injustice leaves me short for words.<p>The only restitution that would make this even marginally okay is if the prosecutor/judge had been required to:<p>- House the convicted man.<p>- Set him up with training that would allow the convicted to re-integrate meaningfully into today's society.<p>- Assist the man to find meaningful and gainful employment.<p>- Set him up with a pension plan that would have been equivalent to see him through retirement.<p>- Set him up for success in the manner in which he would have been able to provide for himself had he been a free man.<p>- Feed him, clothe him and pay his utility bills until such a time as his income would allow him to successfully stand on his own two feet.<p>Even then, he owes this man 25 years of his service to make up for what was taken from him. If that bankrupts his accuser, so be it.