Ron Franscell - A criminal trial is like a cultural in-flight test in which society project

A criminal trial is like a cultural in-flight test in which society projects its own history, fears, impatience, insolence, clemency, insecurities, dreams and nightmares upon facts. ... What's inside is every fairy-tale monster, a brutal ogre, a bloodthirsty werewolf, an elegant vampire, a scheming devil, a bullying giant, a sneering troll, or maybe just an abusive stepfather.

- Ron Franscell

topic: Dream, Bullying, Insecurity, Stepfathers, Clemency, Dreams And Nightmares, Abusive