22 Years After Conviction - Innocence

What an incredible story:
http://www.innocenceproject.org/press/Newton.php

What you don't see in this story is the man's incredibly positive outlook on life, and his resistance to giving in to anger, resentment, revenge, hate.

Alan Newton is a role model for so many of us. In an interview, he was told that the lady that originally accused him of rape, assault and robbery had died. He was asked what he thought about her. In a calm voice, he replied that he felt bad for her too. He said that she too, did not have justice served, since the person who committed the crime was never prosecuted or convicted of it.

How many of us would view this experience through rose colored glasses? He's looking forward to going to school, getting a job. He knows that he has spent over half his life in prison, for a crime he didn't commit, yet he's looking forward, not backward.

What an incredibly humble person.