the innocence project

it's been a while now since i've decided that i want to go into law. people always ask me why, and i'm never able to really answer them except that i want to help people who may not be able to afford legal services. but today, i read an article that really defined why i want to go into law. 


it's cases like these that make me want to do what i want to do. it's about a guy and his friend who were wrongly accused and sentenced to prison for a rape they didn't commit. there are so many cases like these where people are wrongly imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit, especially since victims sometimes blindly point out people in a lineup, or sometimes the real criminals aren't even in the lineup. this guy lost 17 years of his life for a rape he didn't commit, and is only NOW getting out of jail on new dna tests. it's crazy. how are you supposed to give back 17 years to someone? he lost his dad while he was in jail and the state even took part of the money he earned or was sent from his sister and now they won't even give that back. 


cases like these make me think how bad our justice system is. it makes me so sad to think how much this guy has lost. but it's the people (The Innocence Project Northwest) that helped him to be acquitted from this case that make me want to go into law - "reforming the criminal justice system to prevent further injustice."