Chasing Joseph

When making the decision whether to tell my story in print, Ihave to admit, I struggled. I knew that it meant I would haveto share all of the events of my life until now. And I knew that it meant I would have to reveal all of it - some ofwhich I'm not proud to be associated with no matter how Ifeel wronged or victimized due to a rush to judgment by themedia. It's ironic that I would even want to reveal anythingsince I have been so fiercely protective of my image in lightof recent events. To this day, I have been hung public-squarestyle,by the press, by strangers, by myself even, but mostlyby simple folks who believe all that they read in the papers. Even the courts are more just, in my opinion, than the mobsthat rushed to judgement. I understand the totality of pain that was caused by my former associates. Ialso understand my responsibility in being even peripherallyinvolved with these monsters this is the tail of a reborn man.