Wet and Cold . . . But Not Guilty!

Have you ever felt guilty about something you thought you had done? Don’t you hate that awful feeling in the pit of your stomach? What if you found out that you had not done anything wrong after all – wouldn’t that be a relief? That is perhaps how a man in New York is feeling these days. The man (whose name was not released) was driving his car in New York state, when he was pulled over by the police. To the amazement of the law officers, the man jumped out of the passenger side of the vehicle and ran toward the Hudson River. He reached a bridge and jumped into the river! The river current carried him some 250 feet at which point he was able to grab onto a branch, where he stayed until the police arrived and pulled him out of the water. He explained to the police that he thought there was a warrant out for his arrest. To their amusement, after calling it in the police informed him that there was no warrant out for him at all! (The man was, no doubt, not as amused as the police). Wet and cold but no longer feeling guilty, the man was brought to a nearby hospital for examination and released. Finding out your guilty conscience is actually guilt-free . . . it’s a good thing!