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I am Innocent

How people end up in jail without comitting a crime

By Usama ShafiPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
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I am Innocent
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You might have heard stories in your life that some people don't deserve to be in jail but still in prison. As it is an impression from society that the people who have been in jail for a time are not welcomed everywhere. People mock them, they are been abused and considered as harmful for society.

Today i am gonna share some facts about, how these people went to jail without even comitting a crime, So that everyone should be aware.

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The first case is when a girl was a learner driver and she had a diving instructor with her , and she was fully insured. In a hurry she hit the car on the ramp and in result broke the knee of her driving instructor. The instructor sued her and as morally she was not at fault, but the courts and judges still found her guilty. As this happened in the famous case of Nettleship v Weston.

The seond case is of an innocent police officer. There was a boy who was so drunk, he started a fight in the pub and when the police officer came into the pub to arrest him, he also assaulted him with a knife, so in return the poilce officer shot him in self defense. As the courts held that the police officer was not acting in self defense so he was charged of murder.

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As this case was mostly crticized, but as the image of police in the society is of bad one ,that no one believed him and even the courts didn't took the evidence from the pub as there was hundred of evidences in the pub, But the court rejected that evidence by saying that the people were too intoxicated that there evidence don't matter.

The other case involves theft. A young boy worked in a petrol station just to make his family feed. An adult came with his car, filled up the petrol and said to the boy that fill up the engine oil in the car as he did so , the car ran away and didn't had a no. plate, the owner sued the boy for theft as he didn't had damages to pay so the boy ended up in jail for theft.

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As the point here is that courts can be cruel at some times. And the justice might not be served. Their are thousands of people in this world that are in prisons but they are innocent, who will raise voice for them.

So it is better that people should learn law, as to be aware of what is happening around their surroundings. so that no body can fool you.

I hope this article helped you realize small sitautions in life that can end up in serious trouble, as mark my words you don't want to get involved in a legal matter. As the fees of the lawyers and courts are very high and it can take up to months for the decision, so be aware of the legal things, As these are important in life.

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