My son is a hero!

[CTyankee]

He was part of a Conviction Review Unit in the office of the District Attorney in Brooklyn, NY to vacate the convictions of 14 wrongly convicted men.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/8/26/exonerations-brooklyn-national-problem.html

Coerced or faked confessions is part of a national problem as the story headline says. The men were all minorities.

Congrats to the team and the DA! Job well done.

I hope the mayor gives them some recognition (yeah, I know, I'm being a mom).

[marym625]

1. K&R!

Awesome stuff! You should be a mom. He deserves it

"More than 40 percent of exonerated defendants who were younger than 18 at the time of the alleged crime gave a false confession" powerful stuff. Sad stuff. We suck. Thank goodness for people like your son.

[CTyankee]

3. oh thank you marym!

We had to re-arrange family vacations this month and last because of this important work he was doing. But we all "got" it.

It shows you that prosecutors are not always the bad guys, if they have good hearts and strong leadership from their DA.

[marym625]

4. Absolutely!

[brer cat]

2. This is HUGE!

I add my congrats as well.

[CTyankee]

5. thanks. I'm trying to figure out what to send him...

I'm thinking special chocolates from Edible Arrangements!

[passiveporcupine]

47. Chocolates are nice, but consumable

They won't last long. On the other hand, a lovely hardbound book like "To Kill a Mockingbird" or some other valued book about our racist past with a lovely note of congratulations written in the fly leaf, would be a gift that lasts and can be cherished forever...and handed down to children.

Congratulations on a job well done by your son! You have a right to be a proud mom!

[JimDandy]

66. Good suggestion! n/t

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

48. From one parent to another...

Just give him a loooong hug, tell him you are proud of him and love him to death.

Parents praise means more than material things.

[CTyankee]

50. he knows that...so well...

I'd just like him and his adorable family to celebrate and I can't be there so a little something special would be nice...

[GeoWilliam750]

53. Hear, hear

[Live and Learn]

70. Send him a copy of this thread too so he will know that people do appreciate his hard work! nt

[roguevalley]

49. bravo. they don't get good without parental help. pat yourself on the back.

your baby helped save lives. Matthew 25:31-44 speaks to that and your boy answered the call.

[CTyankee]

51. wow...thanks...

[Octafish]

6. He certainly is!

Integrity is what it's all about.

[druidity33]

7. K&R, bless you and your son. nt.

[Vinca]

8. Wow! You should be very proud.

[avebury]

9. K&R for an awesome young man and credit to his family.

[elleng]

10. GREAT! WONDERFUL! FABULOUS!

The kind of thing that caused me to attend law school, validates ones entire life/career!!!

[CTyankee]

12. I think so! I hope these kinds of CRUs are created everywhere...

at a time when racial justice is so hot and really contentious, it's this kind of thing that give people like us hope.

[elleng]

15. They surely should be!

Nothing like Brooklyn, yank!!!

[lovemydog]

11. That's great CTyankee.

Praise to your son and the other folks on the Conviction Review Unit. Helping vacate the convictions of 14 wrongly convicted men. Congratulations!

[SidDithers]

13. This is awesome...

Be very proud. Your son is part of something very good.

Sid

[libodem]

14. I would be proud too

Good job, son.

[CTyankee]

16. I'm sending him a link to this thread and telling him to read the comments!

He's been working hard on this for a long time now. Hard work pays off...

[libodem]

38. Excellent!!!

[Rex]

17. Well he has an awesome mom so I am not surprised!

Congrats! You must be very proud of him! Tell him the DUizens of DU toast in his honor!

[CTyankee]

19. He'll see your toast! An extra! I bet there will be champagne popping tonight...

He's got the most beautiful and talented wife and they have given me an absolutely adorable grandson in addition to my other fabulous grandkids...we are really the most fortunate of families...

[jwirr]

18. Wonderful. We are starting to look at what is really going on in the

area of law enforcement and justice. We need more young people like your son. Thank him.

[joanbarnes]

20. Even if the mayor never recognizes, think of the Innocent Ones, their thanks well worth it.

[CTyankee]

35. I kinda think he will because of the politics involved. Racial injustice is such a very

big story as it should be right now I think the mayor should rightly be proud of something that happened on his watch. Politically, it's definitely a plus for him.

[Hekate]

21. Hoe wonderful -- for all concerned! Congratulations and thanks for sharing this good news.

[progressoid]

22. Wow! Bravo!

[CTyankee]

36. I love it!

[DirkGently]

23. Excellent. n/t

[SouthernProgressive]

24. .

[secondwind]

25. WOWZA!! that is fantastic, and yes, SHOULD be proud, MOM!!! woo hoo!! n/t

[ismnotwasm]

26. That is wonderful!

You must be so incredibl proud of him!

[CTyankee]

30. It's the best day of many, many best days...gonna remember the day he was born

and have a little cry of happiness...

[ismnotwasm]

69. Aww

[LittleBlue]

27. Congrats!

Apple didn't fall far from the tree. You've raised a good one there.

[d_legendary1]

28. Awesome news!

Always happy to hear that there are a few good guys embeded inside the system of justice.

[CTyankee]

54. It's important for that system to be considered legitimate.

Unfortunately, one of the exonerated men died in prison. What a tragedy!

[Omaha Steve]

29. Woo hoo

[SunSeeker]

31. K & R

[WillyT]

32. K & R !!!

[lpbk2713]

33. So glad he was a part of setting things right.

All too often law enforcement is lazy and takes the easy way out by convincing themselves "if he's not guilty of this offense he's bound to be guilty of something he never was caught for", usually said of POC. I'm glad justice was served as it should have been.

[bettyellen]

34. You raised him well! Kudos to you both. *high five*

[CTyankee]

37. well, there was a time when he wanted to become a rock star and departed college...

I was in despair. But he came to his senses and graduated just a couple years late from Columbia University. I was proud that day, too...there are many proud days but raising kids isn't always sunshine and lollipops...

[suffragette]

42. I think this makes him a rock star for justice

Rock on!

[redwitch]

39. Well done!

You did good CTmom! You have every right to be proud of such a son!

[dembotoz]

40. this is why capital punishment is wrong

[CTyankee]

45. It sure is.

[malaise]

41. Makes sense

His mom ain't half bad.

Congrats

[Scarsdale]

43. Great news

Ya done good, raised this one right!!

[CTyankee]

46. thanks. I have 3 great kids...

[Liberal_in_LA]

44. wonderful

[steve2470]

52. Congrats and thanks to your son! nt

[dorkzilla]

55. Awesome job! You should be well proud, Mom!!

That’s a good first step toward justice!

[CTyankee]

58. oh, god, I hope so!

[prayin4rain]

56. Wow! That's great, good child raising! :) n/t

[SamKnause]

57. Wonderful news.

Congratulations to you as a great parent.

Congratulations to your son as a fair and caring human being.

[CTyankee]

59. Yep. He's a sweetheart...

[kag]

60. From this mom...

Please let him know that moms all over the world appreciate the work he has done--saving other moms' kids from wrongful convictions. What a relief those families must feel!

[CTyankee]

61. It has a great effect, doesn't it? He was growing up in the time of marches for the

end of war and for social justice. I guess I didn't realize how much that affected him as a young kid. But it was always there...

[sheshe2]

62. KnR CTyankee...

to both you and your son. Good job.

[mcar]

63. You should be proud, mom

Kudos to him on a job well done.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

64. Well, if your son sees this thread

I would personally like to send him a great big cyber hug and congratulate him for a job well done. Here it is:

And now here's one for you. CTyankee because you played a part.

And 2 for your other kids for having such a cool brother:
Uh oh, so they don't feel left out:

Grand total for this remarkable family: 6!

[CTyankee]

67. You are a sweeheart! Love ya! and thanks...

[Luminous Animal]

65. Wonderful! Congratulations to your son!

And kudos to you for raising a man to be proud of.

[MannyGoldstein]

68. "And whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world."

From the Talmud.

Your son has done a great deed.

[CTyankee]

76. He is on a team of great people in the service of the city of New York.

He gets that his job as a prosecutor comes with great responsibility. I think he views it rightly as an obligation to keep the system working and seeing to it that it works fairly. There must be respect for the criminal justice system in order for it to work.

[Live and Learn]

71. He certainly is. Give him our thanks! nt

[pnwmom]

72. He sure is! Thank you for doing such a great job raising him! n/t

[CTyankee]

77. thanks. that means a great deal to me....

[merrily]

73. Well deserved pride in your lad. Kudos.

[47of74]

74. K & R

[Peacetrain]

75. How wonderful !

[CTyankee]

78. thanks, Peacetrain...we are so proud...

[greatlaurel]

79. Congratulations to you and your son.

Thank you for sharing this important news.

[CTyankee]

80. Yes, we must keep our criminal justice system everywhere trustworthy. It undermines

our very democracy when faith in our system's fairness is gone. I think the Brooklyn DA is doing a great service to our democracy by pushing for this. And I think it is something that both Democrats and Republicans (sane ones at least) can agree with it.

[greatlaurel]

84. Outstanding analysis.

This should be a something that both Democrats and Republicans could agree on. If a person cannot agree on this, then we know they are not a person who will act with the best interest of society.

[mountain grammy]

81. I would like to see them get some special recognition too..

it's important to recognize all efforts to repair our broken criminal justice system.

I applaud you and your son!

[Borchkins]

82. Way to go!!!

[CTyankee]

83. thanks. I'm overwhelmed by the response and maybe a bit embarrassed...but I was pretty happy when I

found out from him that justice had finally prevailed in these men's lives...