Chapter 15 - MY CASEThe county attorney reviewed my kick.
Video from relatives’ phones did not capture the exact beginning.
One cousin had started recording after Walter fell.
Witness accounts varied.
Some said Walter was reaching toward Peyton.
Some said merely pointing.
I admitted my sequence consistently.
Block arm.
Walter tried to move forward.
Kick.
The prosecutor offered a low-level diversion arrangement rather than pursuing a more serious assault case.
Anger-management education.
Community service.
No further violent conduct.
I accepted.
Nelson objected.
“You were protecting Peyton.”
“I was.”
“You shouldn’t have to admit wrongdoing.”
“I kicked your father down after I had already blocked him.”
“He was coming at her.”
“Then I should have moved Peyton or kept blocking him if I could.”
“You don’t know if you could.”
“Exactly.”
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I would not teach Peyton that righteous anger makes every use of force correct.
That mattered more than winning dinner-table arguments later.
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