"Dongdong..."

There was a knock on the door outside the mediation room.

The black policeman said, "Come in."

"Creak" the door opened.

Luke and Daisy walked in from outside.

The black policeman asked, "What do you want?"

Daisy said, "My name is Daisy Miller, and I am Mr. Val Sullivan's lawyer."

Val was stunned.

Linda looked at Daisy and then at Luke, looking thoughtful.

The Asian policewoman said, "You're welcome. We are preparing to facilitate a settlement between the two parties, but the talks between the two parties are not pleasant. You'd better persuade your client."

Daisy said, "I will, I hope to talk to the client alone."

"no problem."

The Asian policewoman stood up and said to the injured black man beside her, "Harbert Ross, you come out first, and I will take you to treat your wound."

The black man stood up, glared at Val and said, "It's useless for anyone to come. Bastards like you will definitely be sent to jail."

The police left with the black man, leaving only Luke and others in the house.

Luke pointed at Daisy and introduced, "This is my girlfriend Daisy."

Then he pointed at Linda and Val, "My mother, and my uncle."

Linda smiled awkwardly, "I've always heard Luke mention you, but I didn't expect it to be on this occasion. Thank you for coming to help."

Daisy gestured with a smile.

Val looked a little embarrassed, "Daisy, it's nice to see you... It would be better if it wasn't on this occasion."

Daisy said seriously, "Val, you're welcome. From now on I will be your lawyer. I hope you can trust me so that I can help you."

"I will."

"Describe the situation at that time."

Val recalled, "The black man just now was called Harbot Ross, and he was a scoundrel.

In half a month, this was the third time he went to our supermarket to rob us.

Every time a robbery occurs, the supermarket will be in a mess, and I have to re-count, restock, and apply for insurance. I have to work overtime every time because of this kind of thing."

Val sighed and said helplessly, "But we can't do anything. We can only watch him snatch away the items in the supermarket. It's hard to describe the feeling of frustration.

I'm done.

So, this time I want to stop him.

This morning, he came to the supermarket to rob again and pushed the shopping cart out without paying.

I tried to stop him.

He gave me the middle finger and scolded me.

I suppressed my anger and just grabbed the shopping cart and refused to let him leave.

Then, he pinched my neck so hard that I felt like I was suffocating, so I pushed him away hard.

He fell to the ground.

I walked over to check the situation, and he yelled at me and spat on me.

When he spit on my face, I lost my mind and rode on top of him to beat him.

He deserves it."

Daisy asked, "If it is according to the situation you said, you should be in self-defense, and it is a fight at best. Why should he sue you for intentional injury?"

Val said somewhat depressedly, "It's all those damn surveillance.

Harbert Ross is a repeat offender. He knows where there are surveillance blind spots, and he pushes the shopping cart toward the surveillance blind spots.

He was monitoring the blind spots when he choked me.

This bastard refused to admit it at all.

And when I beat him, he was yelling and screaming, and many passers-by saw it.

So, this bastard framed me for intentional harm.

He definitely planned it."

Daisy asked, "How much merchandise did he steal?"

"$940."

Daisy wrote down in her notebook, "What's the attitude of the supermarket where you work?"

Val shook his head, "This has nothing to do with the supermarket, it's my personal behavior."

"It's not that it's okay just because you say it's okay. What's the attitude of the supermarket?"

"After the accident, the supervisor of the supermarket came to me and said that it was not convenient for the supermarket to come forward, but the supermarket would support me and was willing to bear my legal fees to help me get rid of the charges."

Linda asked with concern, "Daisy, do you think reconciliation can be successful?"

Daisy thought for a while, "It depends on what the other party wants. Only by understanding his purpose can we take the initiative in reconciliation."

…

ten minutes later.

At Daisy's suggestion, the second mediation was conducted.

A black police officer and an Asian policewoman brought the supermarket robbery suspect Harbot Ross into the mediation room.

The difference is that this time Val and Linda did not attend, replaced by Daisy and Luke.

Harbert Ross asked, "Aren't you going to reconcile? Why didn't the bastard who beat me come?"

Daisy said, "Mr. Val entrusted me with the reconciliation, just talk to me."

The Asian policewoman nodded, "That's good. It will save you two guys from quarreling."

Harbert Ross snorted, "The insincere guy will definitely go to jail."

Daisy asked, "Mr. Harbot Ross, why do you have to put my client in jail?"

"Because he beat me and committed a crime, shouldn't he go to jail?"

"how about you?

It's illegal to rob a supermarket, do you think you should go to jail?"

"I didn't rob, I just forgot to pay."

"But according to my client, he reminded you at that time and asked you to go back and settle the bill."

"No, he didn't. At least not in my impression."

"Harbert Ross, you two are not alone outside the supermarket. Are you sure no one else heard it?"

Harbert Ross patted his head, "I was so stunned by him that I can't remember it clearly."

"OK, even if you can't remember clearly this time, what about the previous two times? According to my client, this is your third time to rob the supermarket. You can't forget to pay the bill three times."

Harbert Ross was silent for a moment and sighed, "I hate lawyers the most in my life.

You are right, I never thought about paying because I have no money, I am poor and I am hungry.

I was starving, so I went to the supermarket to get some food. I didn't steal money or valuables, just some food and daily necessities.

I'm just trying to survive.

If you think what I did was wrong and I deserved to starve to death, then arrest me.

I am willing to plead guilty."

This rhetoric may not be useful in China, but it is very lethal in the United States, and judges and juries will use their discretion to impose lenient sentences.

Many people rumor that robbery is not a crime in the United States, but in fact there is no law that says so.

It’s just that California is divided into misdemeanors and felonies. Misdemeanors are generally sentenced to less than one year in prison, and felonies are sentenced to three to ten years in prison.

Robbery of less than $950 is a misdemeanor in California, punishable by one year in prison.

Before the trial, if the suspect is willing to sign a "plea agreement", the charge can be reduced and a fine of 1,000 yuan will be directly imposed.

It is tantamount to indirect absolution.

Some people may think this is not condoning criminals?

no way.

American law stipulates that courts are not allowed to sentence anyone without a jury. It was originally intended to protect human rights, but unexpectedly there were too many people committing crimes, the courts were overwhelmed, and the cost of law enforcement was too high.
To be continued...