FiveA to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoInnocent Black Man Spent 50 Years in Prison, His Compensation Will Annoy The Hell out of Youwww.theroot.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down116
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minus-squaresolariplexlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-26 months agoShouldn’t it at least be (potential yearly wage*50 + potential pension) adjusted for inflation? My shitty napkin calculations puts that at about 750k, which still isn’t a lot, but a helluva lot more than he actually got. $7.5 * 40h * 45weeks * 50years = lost wages = 675k Wages * 0.1 = pension = 67.5k
minus-squareTwentytwodividedby7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 months agoI think most states have a set compensation outlined by law. However, he can sue for damages in a civil trial and win a more appropriate amount.
Shouldn’t it at least be (potential yearly wage*50 + potential pension) adjusted for inflation?
My shitty napkin calculations puts that at about 750k, which still isn’t a lot, but a helluva lot more than he actually got.
$7.5 * 40h * 45weeks * 50years = lost wages = 675k Wages * 0.1 = pension = 67.5k
I think most states have a set compensation outlined by law. However, he can sue for damages in a civil trial and win a more appropriate amount.
I see, makes some sense