Because sometimes, the crime isn't in the act itself, but in the indifference of a world that leaves the most vulnerable to choose between love and survival.
Because sometimes, the crime isn't in the act itself, but in the indifference of a world that leaves the most vulnerable to choose between love and survival.
He shook his head.
" Remove those chains from her," he ordered.
"She's not a criminal. It's our system that has failed."
The charges were immediately dropped.
He shook his head.
" Remove those chains from her," he ordered.
"She's not a criminal. It's our system that has failed."
The charges were immediately dropped.
She was urgently transferred to the hospital.
The following morning, still wearing her thin blouse, she was taken to court.
"I didn't know what to do anymore," she whispered.
"That's all I have left."
She was urgently transferred to the hospital.
The following morning, still wearing her thin blouse, she was taken to court.
"I didn't know what to do anymore," she whispered.
"That's all I have left."
While the pharmacist had his back turned, she dropped the medication into her bag.
She didn't even reach house door.The police arrested her and charged her with theft.
While the pharmacist had his back turned, she dropped the medication into her bag.
She didn't even reach house door.The police arrested her and charged her with theft.
So she returned empty-handed.
For three days, she watched her husband struggling for life as he could not breathe properly.
So she returned empty-handed.
For three days, she watched her husband struggling for life as he could not breathe properly.
He suffers from severe heart failure and depends on his medication to survive.
They live on a small pension, counting every dollar. Last month, their supplemental insurance expired: they couldn't pay the premium.
He suffers from severe heart failure and depends on his medication to survive.
They live on a small pension, counting every dollar. Last month, their supplemental insurance expired: they couldn't pay the premium.