"In this case, it appears that she was exonerated. I hope that was justice."
Maybe the ordeal was all the punishment she deserved.
Maybe she will be more choosy next time. Probably not, but maybe.
Experience is the best teacher. I think you are absolutely right that is was, I hope, a wake up call.
But I fear that whenever we spend a lot of time exploiting one's victim mentality to make a larger point, we detract from whatever positives can be gleaned.
I see it happen over and over again.