I’ve been on this bench for 37 years.
And I thought I’d seen everything.
But what this single father was about to reveal made me question whether justice and the law are always the same thing.
Marcus stood before me that Tuesday morning in April, citation in hand for $5,000.
$5,000 for what the city called repeated violations of street vendor regulations.
He was 32 years old, wearing a shirt with a small tear near the collar that had been carefully stitched back together.
His shoes were worn but polished.
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