The Story of Brian Banks

Innocent people are convicted of crimes they did not commit every year. Some get out after a number of years, but others end up dying in prison. These innocent folk waste tons of their life in prison for crimes they did not do. It is sick and makes me sad and mad and everything bad in this world.

Brian Banks was a football star in high school. He had made a verbal commitment to play in college when a childhood friend of his made false rape allegations against him. This derailed his career, and, striking a plea deal that put him in jail for five years and on probation for another five, he was sent to prison.

Brian Banks was forced to wear the title "Sex Offender" over his head for ten years before his accuser recanted the story and admitted there was no rape.

Since being released, Banks has been working harder than ever to be apart of the NFL. His most recent tryout is with the Falcons, and it's looking like he might make it on the team. I am extremely happy for him.

But while I am happy, this whole thing upsets me. Why would this woman lie about this man raping her? It angers me greatly that this man may have had to throw away a great career and the best years of his life to rot in prison for a crime he didn't commit. People feared him when he was out because he carried a false label.

The Justice System needs to get their stuff together, man.