One of my best friends from back in Tennessee, Jacob (whose last name I won’t say), went to Jail earlier this year in May after some “Tom-foolery.”
After being pulled over he was arrested and spent a weekend in jail. The jail that he was in was the Loudon County Jail (a rough jail) and he was incarcerated with many messed up people which included a rapist. The time he was there was very rough and a bad experience overall. There was even a moment he recalled when an inmate was ‘flipping out’ and started yelling at the cops and getting very aggressive with them. In the end, he was released, and the charges against him we dropped, but the experience will always be with him. Interestingly, I have seen a lot of growth in him ever since he’s gotten out, and in particular he’s been an entrepreneur. Since getting out he’s started a pressure and window washing company and has been doing well with that. The reason why there is merit in this post about my friend is because in the matter of months he has really turned his life around. I hope that we all learn from his situation that we can all turn our lives around.
Experiencing the harshness of true and serious consequences can affect a person greatly. It is unfortunate that Jacob had to deal with the stress of a weekend behind bars. I am thankful that after that period of fear and uncertainty, he was able to use the control over his life that was returned to him to turn it in a more positive direction.