Coming around to the plight of the accused

Yesterday I wrote about Judge Marcia Morey, who recently penned an article about how, after 16 years as a judge, she was starting to see that we shouldn’t overcriminalize our youth.

A woman named Bonnie Wilson responded with her own story of how Morey had treated her when Wilson was arrested and falsely accused of a crime. Morey replied to Wilson that she “appreciate[s] how devastating it is on a person to be charged with a crime she did not commit,” although she added that she thought Wilson’s comments were directed at the wrong person.