What Are We Leaving Behind?

[303 words] We are all familiar with news stories that highlight the “less than genius” decisions made by certain law breakers. Sometimes there are valuable lessons to be learned from these blunders. One particular criminal had been in jail for a short period of time when he was released. However, only a couple of hours after he had posted bail, he was arrested again. This time he was charged with two counts of burglary. What happened? Why was he arrested again so quickly after being set free? It was all about what he left behind. At the first home he burglarized, the perpetrator left behind his police charge sheet. At the second home he burglarized, the perpetrator left behind a DVD of his prior police interrogation. There was no mistaking who it was that had been in these two residences. Most likely, this was one of the easiest “open and…