I think vegetarianism is a crucial ethical choice for an individual and a society.
Prior to being mugged I did not feel I had to carry a gun. However, I knew how to shoot a gun very proficiently. As a boy, I used to play cowboys and Indians all the time.
Jail is much easier on people who have nothing.
You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.
The whole trial seemed surreal.
When you are surrounded by four people, one of them smiling, taunting, demanding, terrorizing, you don't have a complete grasp or perfect vision.