Awhile ago, I met up with David; an attorney from Green Bay, Wisconsin who is well-intentioned but also aware of the uphill battles in regard to exposing the real truths surrounding the Wisconsin Monfils case. He lived in the area when the case unfolded and told me his thoughts about our new efforts.
“I don’t think we’ll ever see the day when those other five guys get out of prison,” he said.
Despite his personal beliefs that the men are indeed innocent, he wasn’t convinced the local legal community will ever allow them to be released. He believes the authorities will circumvent actions that would be favorable to their release, and he also felt that too much time has passed to effectively go back and re-investigate. I remember thinking that he could be absolutely right. But my reply to him was something similar to being “too stupid” or “too ignorant” to understand that concept. Even in those early days, I was determined to never take no for an answer because of my belief in another concept; that the truth always sets us free.
I’m certain this lovely man saw me as a foolish dreamer and that I was setting myself up for failure and disappointment. But what he failed to recognize was my complete abandonment of logical reasoning that, to me, serves as a pathway to perseverance. He also failed to realize that I was willing to be the bridge to finding whomever was needed to actually pull this off.
I’ll admit as I look back to where our efforts have taken us during the past five years that what has happened since is an absolute miracle. I see it as a good thing that my ignorance shielded me from allowing his professional to cloud my determination. His doubts did, in fact, give me added incentive to prove him and other naysayers wrong. Over time, as developments have unfolded, renewed hope has replaced old doubt within him. He was even afforded the opportunity to eventually engage in conversations with our new attorney!
Thanks to our dedicated legal team, more recent progress has put this case back into the spotlight. Although there is still much work to be done, their efforts have initiated a somewhat successful mission that has brought us farther than we ever could have imagined. In retrospect, there have been many bumps in the road. And we anticipate many more. But the ignorance within this community about what is and what is not possible, about what is true and what is false, will have to be stifled so that the facts of this matter can come to light.
Stay tuned…