Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Errol Louis: What Ken Thompson Gave Us

 
In a city blessed with many heroes, a very few stand out as the best of the best; they are the ones we dub Princes of the City, a title mostly conferred after long decades of civic service. Kenneth Thompson, a true prince of the city, did more in a few short years than most of us will accomplish in a career, or a lifetime.

The most important among many professional accomplishments were his efforts to reverse or vacate the wrongful convictions of his predecessor, freeing 14 people from the soul-crushing horror of captivity in his first year as district attorney, with another seven to follow.

It marked a break with the normal practice of prosecutors, who typically ask to be judged by the speed and frequency with which they convict and imprison criminals. Thompson insisted on a different and higher standard — actual justice — right up until the moment this good man, who saved so many lives, tragically lost his own Sunday in a battle against cancer. 

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Source: The New York Daily News (via The Empire Report)

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