One afternoon a young woman came to my office after losing a job because of an old misdemeanor.

She asked whether I’d ever been judged by a mistake on a background check.

I told her a little about my history.

“Did everybody believe you when the truth came out?” she asked.

“No,” I answered.

“Some people never changed their minds.

Others changed them so fast they acted as if they’d always been on my side.”

“Does that make you angry?”