The criminal offenses listed above are often viewed by our society as very alarming, and indicative of dangerousness. Mere allegations alone can be enough to destroy your reputation and life. However, the truth is that so many people are accused of committing criminal offenses based on fairly thin evidence, if any good evidence at all. We place our faith and trust in law enforcement to conduct thorough, and fair, investigations. Unfortunately, however, they do not always do so. The police, like the rest of us, make mistakes and can otherwise fail to remain thorough and impartial when investigating crimes. When law enforcement responds to a report of a criminal episode, they may get tunnel vision and assume things about a set of circumstances that may not actually be accurate; they may also fail to follow up on important information that could negate the guilt of an accused. Ultimately, it is critical for our society to remember that the presumption of innocence in the American system of justice is extremely essential to the society that any of us would want to live in.