Chief: Murder Conviction Tossed, Now He's in Charge? – What Reddit is Saying

Okay, lemme get this straight. A dude spends 30 years in the slammer for murder, gets his conviction tossed because, surprise, surprise, cops lied. Then, he runs for…clerk of criminal court? And wins? You can't make this stuff up.

The Redemption Narrative is Crap

I'm seeing headlines about "redemption" and "justice." Spare me. This ain't some feel-good Hollywood movie where the wrongly accused rides off into the sunset. This is real life, people. Thirty years GONE. Can anyone give him those years back? No. So let's not pretend this election somehow balances the scales.

The guy, Calvin Duncan, apparently became a legal whiz while inside, even helped overturn laws about jury convictions. Good for him. But does that erase the fact that the system stole three decades of his life? And now he's gonna be in charge of… paperwork? After what he's been through? It's like giving a pyromaniac a box of matches and saying, "Now, be careful."

His opponent, this Lombard dude, tried to use the old conviction against him. Real classy. And the state AG, Liz Murrill, apparently still thinks he's guilty, despite, like, a bajillion legal professionals saying otherwise. What kind of backwards world are we living in when facts don't matter? Seriously, are we all just mainlining propaganda now?

Paper Files and Landfill Dives? Seriously?

Oh, and get this: the New Orleans criminal court system still uses paper files. In 2025. And they accidentally tossed some in a landfill. Ankle-deep in garbage, searching for court documents. Is this a joke? Are we living in the Stone Age? I mean, come on!

Duncan says he wants to make sure everyone gets fair treatment and that records are handled with respect. Which, offcourse, sounds great. But what's he gonna do, single-handedly drag this system into the 21st century? He's one guy. Against a bureaucratic swamp. I'm not holding my breath.

And the mayor-elect backed the other guy? What a shocker. It's always the same old story, isn't it? The establishment protects its own.

So, What's the Real Endgame?

Look, I'm not saying Duncan is a bad guy. Maybe he's got the best intentions in the world. But this whole situation stinks. It smells like a Band-Aid on a gaping wound. A symbolic victory that doesn't actually fix anything. As reported by ABC News, Duncan, Man who had his murder conviction tossed wins election as city’s chief record keeper.

What's the plan here? Is he gonna digitize the whole damn system himself? Audit every case? Fire all the corrupt cops? Probably not. He'll shuffle papers, attend meetings, and try to make a dent in a system that's designed to grind people down. And honestly, maybe I'm just being cynical. Maybe he will change things. But let's be real, the odds are stacked against him.

Justice? More Like a Sick Joke.