Hi everyone, We’ve been featuring posts from our supporters here and some of you may even recognize some of the names. We get emails and letters of support often and they mean so much to us, but sometimes because of the nature of the case (Jesse is still designated as a Level 3 violent sexual predator) our supporters must remain anonymous. This is a post by one such supporter. Thanks for reading and I’ll post again soon. -Lisabeth (May 25, 2015)
There are certain things that happen in America that seem so grossly unjust you almost can’t believe they’re still happening in modern times, but in the end, you remember that people have good hearts and open minds and will hopefully fix their mistakes and get to the truth. I understand that there was a heated climate at the time Jesse Friedman was arrested, and many people were given a false impression and can’t be blamed for that. But it’s three decades later and it’s not in anyone’s best interest to leave lies intact in order to justify well-intentioned but erroneous actions from another time. A person only gets one life to live and one chance to have a family and grow up.
Jesse Friedman was practically a kid in 1989 and has lived for decades under the shadow of a false impression — but it’s not just about Jesse Friedman and his loved ones. It doesn’t serve any of those involved, or for that matter, anyone in this country, to let untruths prevail for the rest of time. Why? Because any of us may someday suffer unjustly due to a false charge or rumor, and we’d all like to be confident that in America, truth will prevail.
I think everyone on all sides of this case wants to protect the people who were affected by it, and there’s no better way than to bravely correct the record for posterity and let Jesse Friedman move on, along with everyone else involved.
I was flabbergasted to read all the evidence that showed that not only was Jesse Friedman not guilty of the charges against him, but couldn’t have even logically committed the crimes. It takes a hero to acknowledges an error or wrong, but each person who does so can free his or her conscience and free the truth.
— C. L., newspaper editor and writer