Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Everyone is innocent until they are proven guilty

It's something that we've all heard. Perhaps we've heard it a bit too much? Perhaps the true meaning of this statement has been lost on us because we don't truly consider it. Everyone deserves a chance. This case in Boston proves just that. My heart goes out to all of the victims that were affected by this, but all of us must remember to be angels as well.

Though people know what is happening and there are reports of all the terrible crimes that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has committed., we must all remember that he is a person and all are innocent until proven guilty. We must give him that because he should be able to tell his story and let us about what happened from his own perspective.

It is difficult to separate emotions from our duty as angels. After all, when we learn of all the victims of this tragedy, those that are in the hospital suffering from life shattering injuries and those that were not able to live. It is hard to think about them and not feel anger towards the person that is said to have done this. Yet, we must be angels. We must be tolerant and receptive. We must lead the way in believing in the best in people and trying to make the rest of the world do the same. It is hard to separate our emotions from our judgement. But we must remember that this is a person that we don't know, but that we should get to know and understand.