84) Dead End

Wolran Kim

* Place: Court; Characters: Judge, Defendant

Judge: What is your occupation?
Defendant: A thief.
Judge: I’m asking for your job title.
Defendant: A thief.
Judge: Not your offense, but your job.
Defendant: A thief.
Judge: Have you ever had a job? Is your occupation a thief?
How do you live?
Defendant: I’m a thief.
Judge: Do you admit your guilt?
Defendant: Yes.
Judge: Do you recognize you’re wrong?
Defendant: No, I have no regrets.
Judge: Do you mean you’ll do it again?
Defendant: Yes, I do.
Judge: Do you have anything else to say to me?
Defendant: Can I stay in jail at least during the winter?