However, I think it's easy to underestimate the benefit of hindsight here.
I seriously doubt Mr. Mayfield was thinking "Awwww yeah, I'm about to get paid off this bullshit!" when he was arrested.
More likely, just thinking over the possibilities of being wrongfully implicated in a horrific act of terrorism took a few years of his life.
However, I think it's easy to underestimate the benefit of hindsight here.
I seriously doubt Mr. Mayfield was thinking "Awwww yeah, I'm about to get paid off this bullshit!" when he was arrested.
More likely, just thinking over the possibilities of being wrongfully implicated in a horrific act of terrorism took a few years of his life.