Posted on Oct 10, 2015
What would you do if you spent 10 yrs locked up for something you didn't do, then you were released because the truth came out?
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http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/SA-4-proved-innocent-after-years-in-prison-6005185.php#photo-3757238
what would you do if you were falsly being accused of doing something horrible...Locked up and the key was thrown away....over 10 years go by and it's discovered you were innocent all along and they let you out.
How would you feel? What would you do?
I would be grateful to be out...but So seriously pissed off...I would feel my life was stolen from me...and would be so angry....AT FIRST....then after time, I may calm down....and try to find a way to go on with life....but I know I would feel the state would owe me a GAZILLION dollars...and ??? I just don't know...do you know?
what would you do if you were falsly being accused of doing something horrible...Locked up and the key was thrown away....over 10 years go by and it's discovered you were innocent all along and they let you out.
How would you feel? What would you do?
I would be grateful to be out...but So seriously pissed off...I would feel my life was stolen from me...and would be so angry....AT FIRST....then after time, I may calm down....and try to find a way to go on with life....but I know I would feel the state would owe me a GAZILLION dollars...and ??? I just don't know...do you know?
Edited 9 y ago
Posted 9 y ago
Responses: 11
I would expect any abuse by staff will be addressed and a letter of apology and one million dollars.... lol
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I haven't a clue. Just thinking about it produces an overwhelming mix of emotions. However, it did cause me to reflect on the fact that many soldiers conscripted into service felt much the same way, that some portion of their lives were stolen from them. Many would speak dreamy-eyed of what they were going to do when they rejoined "the real world". I counseled them that "this" (the Army) was their real world and to live in the moment. Take advantage of it. I hope that I would do the same in prison. Of course, I must admit that I have something of an advantage. I live in my head much of the time. It's a trait learned while in my early years as an abused child. I escaped reality with the help of a storyteller in my head who entertained me with tales of better places and better times. It's that storyteller who I now record in my short stories and novels.
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I'm so sorry to hear of your childhood and had a dangerous childhood myself so praying for you.
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CPT Jack Durish
SSG (Join to see) - No need for sorrow. I would be lost without my "storyteller". She has been my constant companion and comfort. I fear that I may have never "met" her if I hadn't lived the life I had. No regrets...
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