How To Lie In The Crucible

The Crucible, an interesting manifest about the Salem witch trials, really puts how far lies can be taken into perspective. A group of girls get caught dancing, and doing rituals that were forbidden, and to get out of it they lie. That gathering of young girls, ultimately got half the town killed. Even today, people are not safe from the dangerous peril of a teen’s accusational lie.
Many cases of course, entail a teenager lying about their parents, friends, or possibly siblings. Even younger children may take to this mephitic cycle of lying to destroy lives and reputations. The Brian Banks case of 2002 is an example of such lies ruining a life.
Brian Banks was on the track to college by football. When someone accused him of rape however,

he was wrongfully prosecuted and spent 5 years in prison. The accused also had to wear an electronic monitoring device, as well as register as a sex offender. That label, while just or not, can prevent someone from getting housing, or a job, and is not a positive label to be stuck with.
Another case, called the “West Memphis Three” was similar to that of the Crucible. Three teenage boys, accused to killing three 8 year old boys, brought upon a case of Satanism hysteria. They were each charged with murder unlawfully and prosecuted. Later, the evidence turned the case around and it was proven it was not them. The boys spent 18 years in prison.
Being convicted of a crime can and will ruin your life. It’s a metaphorical barrier. Having almost 20 years taken away from your life is a lot. Because the town jumped to conclusions about these boys, they took a lot from them. Damien, in particular seemed to be heavily prosecuted because of his more morbid take on life.
In all, yes lies told by other individuals still harm people today. Could it happen again in such large scale like the Salem witch trials? While I would like to deny this, I have to be blunt. Yes it is possible and sometimes, maybe not in the near future, but in the future, It is highly likely. A seemingly miniscule lie can go a little too far.