At my dad’s retirement dinner, he raised his glass…

I sat there staring at Rachel’s case file. It was stamped with my father’s name: Sentenced by Honorable Lawrence J. Norton. At the bottom of the file, there was a note from the sentencing hearing. My father’s exact words.

Mrs. Donovan, you made a choice. Violence is violence regardless of circumstances. This court will not condone vigilante justice.continue reading …