In life we all have something that just scares us to death. For some people it's not having enough money to pay the rent. For others, it's not getting married or having kids before their biological clock starts ringing. For me, it's being mistaken for someone that just committed a crime (and spending time in jail for it).
Yesterday's Washington Post told the story of Maryland resident Elias Fishburne. Mr. Fishburne was mistaken for a career criminal named Jarvis Tucker while driving on morning. This article takes the reader through Mr. Fishburne's emotions during this terrible ordeal. It also points out the old saying that black men are "guilty until proven innonence." Although Mr. Fishburne continued to urge the Maryland police officials to match his fingerprints against those of Jarvis Tucker, he was IGNORE. It was Mr. Fishburne's job to prove he wasn't Jarvis Tucker not vice versa.
Read this interesting article: THE WRONG MAN
Written by COWBOY4EVER
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