“Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.”
I try to focus on the positive, I truly do. But about once a month, I reach my Tipping Point (great book by the way) of people or events that really irritate me. I know that my attitude is my Choice but I also think that more of us need to get involved and speak out against injustice, foul play and deception. Two stories, one locally and one nationally have caught my attention as it is a too common Choice of behavior by people that I am pretty certain have committed a crime. Spare me all the innocent until proven guilty and circumstantial evidence yadda yadda stuff as defense attorneys are a major cause of why there is so much deceit and lack of accountability in our society today.
(Click Here) for the story of a Utah mom who is missing and foul play is suspected. Like too many of these cases, the spouse is the main suspect. Then you can (Click Here) for the story of a man where all evidence points to him getting into a road rage altercation with another guy, shooting him and then fleeing the scene. The 4 D’s (Deny, Delay, Deflect, Defend) are front and center and defense attorneys play them better than anyone. I am well aware that all my information and opinion on these cases is based on news reports. But both stories make me worry about the future as the lessons continually being taught are about lying and deception when you make a mistake or commit a crime. The other lesson is to get the best defense attorney money can buy and they will use every tactic and search for every loophole to get you off of a crime you knowingly and willfully committed.
How does a husband/father not be 100% cooperative with authorities trying to find his missing wife, the mother of his children? What sane person leaves to go camping at midnight (yes, his alibi is that he left to go camping at 12:30am) in freezing temperatures with a 2 and a 4 year-old? As for the road rage incident, the defense attorney readily admits his client may change his plea to self-defense based on more evidence and ballistic results. But this is the lack of honor in our country today and sadly, past history and cases have shown that you can get away with crime, even murder, by making this Choice.
I do not know if I have great answers on how to deal with deception in our lives as it even happens amongst those people thought they knew or consider friends and/or family (see Tiger Woods, Bernie Madoff, etc.). I do hope more and more people continue to not accept it and be vigilant against those who practice it, especially when in an authoritative or leadership role. If this Utah husband did harm to his wife and mother of their children, he should be punished severely. If the guy got into a road rage incident (as it takes two to tango) and shot another person, he needs to be held accountable for his actions and let our justice system decide if it was self defense. One thing for certain with everybody is our opening quote and in the end, I believe each and every one of us will ultimately be held accountable for the Choices we make.
