Freed at Last?

The 'West Memphis Three' as they have been called spent the last eighteen years in prison for the murder of three young boys. DNA recently concluded that there was no evidence of Mr. Echols, Mr. Baldwin, or Mr. Misskelley at the scene. So three men gain their life back but with certain provisions in the deal with prosecutors that keep them on probation for ten years. It has to be a difficult situation for the state as they know that if the men took their case to trial again, they would most likely be acquitted and would then be able to sue the state for wrongful imprisonment. That is the reason a deal with defense attorneys had to be reached. The men leave proclaiming innocence, but admitting guilt in a stunning conclusion to a long debate over who really killed those young boys and left their bodies mutilated and naked. One question remains, however, and that is how do these boys reintegrate into a society that has shunned them for so long and won't accept their innocence as long as they still plead guilty. The deal with the proverbial devil has been struck and only time will tell where these men will go with their new found freedom. Just pray that it was the right decision for all.