If you were ever falsely accused of a crime, and served time, could you ever forgive?

What an admirable position Mr. Bain is taking in his efforts to begin his life outside of prison. I am so happy for him that he is free now, and can be with some of his family again. Peace and joy to him and to all his loved ones!

Not having walked in his shoes, I cannot say for certain what I would or would not feel, do and say. My best guess is that I would move forward as well as I could and try not to let the resentment or anger ruin what time I had left on this planet. If the witnesses, prosecutor and jury did their best based on what evidence they had, and truly believed I had committed the crime, and DNA testing wasn't even around at the time of my conviction,then that would probably help along my road to forgiveness.

If, however, I found out about any dishonest practices that set me up for the fall, I imagine that would be far more difficult to handle. Also, I hope I would have the strength and faith to keep going, day after day and year after year, to make it through a horrible prison sentence and to make the most of any small opportunities I could for self-improvement while being stuck behind bars. It really is amazing what a human being can survive and still come out the better for it.

Speaking of wrongful convictions, here is an interesting site about many such individuals: wrongful-convictions.blogspot.com/ According to some comments at the above link, James Bain had to ask repeatedly beginning in 2001 to be allowed to have his DNA tested. Here is another link for the facts on this issue, which states that "Jamie submitted handwritten motions four times seeking DNA testing, but he was denied each time. He was denied the fifth time, too, but an appeals court overturned that denial.

The Innocence Project of Florida (IPF) stepped in to assist Mr. Bain, and he was finally able to get the DNA testing he’d wanted for so many years, and which ultimately proved his innocence. " http://floridainnocence.org/content/?p=1656.

I don't think I'll ever forgive them for taking 35 years of my life and made me spend it in misery. However, holding a grudge is not good for my mental health. It is better to do something about it and try to put my past behind me.

What I’ll do is to sue for a huge amount of money for compensation and live my life enjoying the time I have left with it. There is actually a TV series (Life) about a police who was falsely imprisoned, and he was then released and was given a few million dollars as settlement.

I would have a very difficult time forgiving anyone who knew that I was innocent. If they genuinely thought I was guilty, then I probably would just be happy to be getting out of jail. Thank God DNA testing now makes it less likely this will happen to someone else.

DNA testing is also making everything more expensive, though. It's worth it.

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