Entry 1

So far, this book is very frustrating. Since I know that Ronald Cotton is an innocent man, I almost dislike Jennifer Thompson because she is constantly pointing her finger at Ronald just because he looks like Bobby Poole. Obviously, I'm sympathetic towards her and I get that she wants the man who raped her to go to jail but she was in a high pressure situation and she is too stubborn and determined to put Ronald in jail that she doesn't see that her actual attacker is right in front of her.

The next frustrating point is the lawyers. I now understand why so many people hate lawyers. They were being so racist, and giving Jennifer and the prosecutors an advantage with the all-white jury and not accepting any of the defendant's requests. Then, somehow they convinced the other woman who was raped the same night, Mary, to change her mind and pick Ronald as her attacker. She had said the attacker was five foot nine and then said he could have been six feet, while Ronald is still six foot four. In the picture above, there is a clear height difference and I don't even see much of a resemblance. 

I've actually been setting the book down because I think it's insane how this mistake could have been made. I almost broke down in my living room when Ronald starting singing his song, which he wrote while he was in jail. I don't think I could ever forgive Jennifer if I was in Ronald's position.