Learning about Judgment from an Incarcerated Teen. “ When I met the young man who taught me about judgment he was on his way to serve a 25 years sentence for raping two pre-teens. Having known the effects of sexual abuse my wife experienced years before we met, my blood boiled when I heard of this teen’s crime. For a time I hated this young man, even hoping he would rot in hell.  But I was ignoring my own guilt. I have never been unfaithful to my wife, but I have had lustful thoughts. I have never murdered, but I have carried hatred in my heart. My failures are no less sinful than the prisones. God offers forgiveness to all, despite the sin. It was when I let go of my judgment over him that I myself was set free.”