Do you have any idea what happens to a person when they are falsely accused of a crime? I ask this because in the recent race to judgement justice is not being served. Yes, of course most might be guilty of these hideous accusations and the accuser should be treated with respect but so should those that are accused. For when those prison doors are shut so is a part of any innocent person’s life. Even when they are found to be totally innocent this leaves a scar on someone’s psyche to the point of being ashamed. Ashamed for nothing they did wrong but understanding the pain this has put their loved one’s through as well as tilting their view of justice forever.
I know this because I’ve been through this wringer and felt it’s time to cleanse my soul so other’s don’t have to. I’ve spent a day not sleeping behind the prison walls wondering what the hell was happening to me and why? Pondering whether life was worth a fight when this could happen in the “land of the free”. Eventually my name was completely clear even before a grand jury was called but the financial and emotional cost it left on me and my loved one’s can never be erased. For if I was a person of “note” a simple investigation would have proved these accusations were worth less then the paper they were written on. So let “innocent before guilty” not be empty words but ring true for everyone accused of a crime.