Journal #6 Blaming

Blaming someone for something they did not do is really never a good thing. If I accuse someone of taking my pencil when they did not then they will be quick to defend them self. I would keep assuming that they stole it and think that they are a liar until I found the pencil. Then I would have to apologize for it, and they would probably accept the apology. That is probably the most typical situation of blaming someone for something that they did not do. It is much more problematic if someone blames someone else for something more serious. An example could be something like a bank is robbed and the police question a person. This person points to a guy, and says that it was him. This guy, in this situation, is completely innocent. Then it is possible that this guy has to go to court and be put on trial. He could then proceed to go to jail if he was the only suspect and there was more evidence of it. Just because one person hastily blamed this guy for robbing a bank he could be going to prison. Then the person who accused him would always have it on his conscience that he was the main reason that this guy is in jail. Whether the person thought the guy did it or not, he has made him a prisoner. This guy could possibly hold a grudge against his accuser also, and many more events could transpire from this. It is pretty easy to say that blaming someone for something they did not do is not a good thing to do. It could possibly ruin their life or at least give them some troubles. It could also change people's opinions about the person. I think everyone should do their best to refrain from wrongfully blaming people. It does not help anything, and it works completely against the justice system. People should never blame others for what they did not do.