Milgaard's Compensation of $10 Million

On Milgaard's Compensation of $10 Million

By Mario deSantis, June 14, 1999

I am appalled at the opinion regarding David Milgaard's compensation of $10 Million expressed

by Mr. Marvin Wiebe of Codette, Saskatchewan. David Milgaard was imprisoned wrongly for

twenty-three years, and courageously, he always maintained his innocence. David was raped

in prison, suffered the injustices of a right wing Saskatoon police force, and the deplorable

behaviour of his two prosecutors: Bobs Caldwell and Serge Kujawa. Only through the

unconditional love of his mother Joyce, David was eventually able to get out of prison and be

exonerated from a murder he didn't commit.

Our social and economic system is based on values and justice, not on money. We have the

responsibility to know why such a miscarriage of justice occurred and make sure it will not

happen again; yet, Mr. Wiebe labels Joyce as a "Gold Digger" and the compensation as an

injustice. Mr. Wiebe goes on with his insults by mentioning that while Third World derelicts

were starving, David was having free board and room at the expense of Canadian taxpayers

throughout his imprisonment! To show his outrage, Mr. Wiebe states that the $10 Million

settlement translates to roughly $1,200 per day.

I have a word for Mr. Wiebe, I would like him to have a better deal than David's, that is getting

$1,200 per day while in prison for the next 100 years. I was forgetting a small item the money

would be paid, as per David's case, at the time Mr. Wiebe gets out of jail!

References:

[1]
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Milgaard payout rich settlement, Opinion by = Marvin Wiebe, The Nipawin Journal, June 9, 1999, Nipawin, Saskatchewan

[2]
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When Justice Fails:The David Milgaard Story, by Carl Karp and Cecil Rosner, McClelland & Stewart, 1998

On Milgaard's Compensation of $10 Million
*By Mario deSantis, June 14, 1999*

	I am appalled at the opinion regarding David Milgaard's compensation of $10 Million expressed
	by Mr. Marvin Wiebe of Codette, Saskatchewan. David Milgaard was imprisoned wrongly for
	twenty-three years, and courageously, he always maintained his innocence. David was raped
	in prison, suffered the injustices of a right wing Saskatoon police force, and the deplorable
	behaviour of his two prosecutors: Bobs Caldwell and Serge Kujawa. Only through the
	unconditional love of his mother Joyce, David was eventually able to get out of prison and be
	exonerated from a murder he didn't commit.

	Our social and economic system is based on values and justice, not on money. We have the
	responsibility to know why such a miscarriage of justice occurred and make sure it will not
	happen again; yet, Mr. Wiebe labels Joyce as a "Gold Digger" and the compensation as an
	injustice. Mr. Wiebe goes on with his insults by mentioning that while Third World derelicts
	were starving, David was having free board and room at the expense of Canadian taxpayers
	throughout his imprisonment! To show his outrage, Mr. Wiebe states that the $10 Million
	settlement translates to roughly $1,200 per day.

	I have a word for Mr. Wiebe, I would like him to have a better deal than David's, that is getting
	$1,200 per day while in prison for the next 100 years. I was forgetting a small item the money
	would be paid, as per David's case, at the time Mr. Wiebe gets out of jail!

References:

[1] -	Milgaard payout rich settlement, Opinion by = Marvin Wiebe, The Nipawin Journal, June 9, 1999, Nipawin, Saskatchewan

[2] -	When Justice Fails:The David Milgaard Story, by Carl Karp and Cecil Rosner, McClelland & Stewart, 1998