Comments on: Genarlow Wilson Update….and Other Social Justice News http://witnessla.com/juvenile-justice/2007/admin/genarlow-wilson-updateand-other-social-justice-news/ street news, views and stories of justice and injustice Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:31:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chuck Gallagher http://witnessla.com/juvenile-justice/2007/admin/genarlow-wilson-updateand-other-social-justice-news/comment-page-1/#comment-2726 Chuck Gallagher Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:13:51 +0000 http://witnessla.com/juvenile-justice/2007/admin/genarlow-wilson-updateand-other-social-justice-news/#comment-2726 The outcome of this case will surely be decided within a week or two at the latest. But, beyond the minimum sentence issue, at hand, a larger question exists: What will Genarlow Wilson do to benefit others from his experience? Certainly, his sentence and incarceration has caused a law to be changed in Georgia. One could say that is good. But beyond that, Genarlow is an example of a simple, yet profound, principle: Every choice has a consequence. As former inmate from Federal prison, today I share with business executives and young people that simple message: Every choice has a consequence. And, while I am extraordinarily sympathetic to Mr. Wilson's plight, his example has helped other young people evaluate the power of their seemingly simple choices. As the founder of the Choices Foundation http://www.chuckgallagher.com/foundation.php , perhaps Genarlow would consider stepping up and helping others understand the power of choice. The outcome of this case will surely be decided within a week or two at the latest. But, beyond the minimum sentence issue, at hand, a larger question exists: What will Genarlow Wilson do to benefit others from his experience? Certainly, his sentence and incarceration has caused a law to be changed in Georgia. One could say that is good. But beyond that, Genarlow is an example of a simple, yet profound, principle: Every choice has a consequence.

As former inmate from Federal prison, today I share with business executives and young people that simple message: Every choice has a consequence. And, while I am extraordinarily sympathetic to Mr. Wilson’s plight, his example has helped other young people evaluate the power of their seemingly simple choices. As the founder of the Choices Foundation http://www.chuckgallagher.com/foundation.php , perhaps Genarlow would consider stepping up and helping others understand the power of choice.

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