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MayB
This reminds me of the man who was accused of the bomb in the olympics in Atlanta...I don't recall whatever became of him, but it was pretty sad the way they did him in.
posted by
Offy
on November 4, 2005 at 3:51 PM
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Just catching up
posted by
Joe_Love
on November 3, 2005 at 9:41 PM
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mayb
We really are guilty until proven innocent.......when that happens, no one cares
posted by
TIMMYTALES
on November 3, 2005 at 4:17 PM
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Dave, yes it doesn't seem equal does it?
posted by
Azur
on November 3, 2005 at 2:25 PM
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Unchecked story = front page news for four days.
Subsequent withdrawal + apology = one paragraph tucked away on page 17.
I've never understood the fairness of that practice.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on November 3, 2005 at 10:03 AM
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Ok....:)
| Symphony came by to read you.. |
posted by
_Symphony_
on November 3, 2005 at 6:49 AM
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Excellent post! I so agree with you on this.
posted by
Original_Influence
on November 3, 2005 at 6:46 AM
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True. Fully agree
posted by
Straightforward
on November 3, 2005 at 6:27 AM
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MayB
It's a sad state of the world when the money goal overrides caring about people. Neither the person writing the article nor the media seem to care about the effects of their reporting now. I wish there were more journalists like you
posted by
FactorFiction
on November 3, 2005 at 6:23 AM
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MayB
Excellent post. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? BB
posted by
Justi
on November 3, 2005 at 4:15 AM
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MikeBrown, true and people have the capacity to do the unexpected
posted by
Azur
on November 3, 2005 at 3:20 AM
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agreed
in fact, i think that this line of thinking can be applied to more venues than that of legality. i always try to curb my first impressions of people; it takes a long, long time to really know who the hell someone is.
posted by
mikebrown
on November 2, 2005 at 6:38 PM
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Mayb,
That's why I'm leery of snap judgments. I know firsthand that the criminal justice system is more about economics than justice, necessarily. And a charge of being a sexual predator had damned well better be well founded or that person's life is ruined.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 2, 2005 at 5:53 PM
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BlancheDubois, the stress of it must kill people and at the very least shorten their life expectancy. That is one hell of a case that you cite
posted by
Azur
on November 2, 2005 at 5:50 PM
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Frankenkitty, I think people forget what a small wheel of events and circumstances these things turn on.
It's true people lap up these stories out of some vicarious pleasure. I hope that the author of the article I read about this man gets together with him to write a book. It must have been like going to hell and back.
I think if you want to write about your situation you should. Something similar happened to the son of a friend of my mother. They were regular people too. Take care Frankenkitty.
posted by
Azur
on November 2, 2005 at 5:42 PM
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Ginnieb, I agree but it can help repair some of damage to a reputation if accusers who get it wrong can step up and say so.
posted by
Azur
on November 2, 2005 at 5:31 PM
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Mayb,
I wish more journalists would stop and check their facts. A damaged reputation can never be repaired and the damage to that man's life is incalculable. (There's something in the 10 commandments about "not bearing false witness"). I think about a case close to home: Wenatchee, Washington a few years ago, the owners of a day care were prosecuted for a "child sex ring", it turned out the whole thing was false, and the children's testimony had been twisted and led. It's a sad, sad story.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 2, 2005 at 5:29 PM
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This happened to my dad, and I told the
newspaper they better pray I don't get rich because I'd sue them. The newspaper had newspapers to sell, and the story was written to sell newspapers. With that being said, I never believe anything I read in newspapers. The dark side of the event was that people wanted to believe the story the way the newspaper wrote it because it was sensationalized. People eat it up. Not only that, but they love to see someone get hanged if they've justified the prosection in their own minds, which is surprisingly easy. I'm amazed we still don't have lions eating people in arenas. I know 7 jurors who would have let a lion eat my dad, which is very scary because my dad shot the biggest drug dealer in town with an outstanding murder charge against him who tried to take my dad's gun from him while the thug was on pcp. 7 jurors! Makes me think I'm surrounded by barbaric morons. Take care MayB
posted by
Flumpystalls3000
on November 2, 2005 at 5:23 PM
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Is that possible though MayB?
Just wondering a falsely accused person can ever regain their reputation completely. Sounds like you made a very good move yesterday! I'm sure you'd do that everytime though.
posted by
ginnieb
on November 2, 2005 at 5:22 PM
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