Chapter 23 - THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCEThe criminal case was narrower than family court.
Prosecutors reviewed the shoulder incident.
Grant admitted intentional grabbing and physical redirection.
The resulting laceration was unintended and medically minor.
There was an older bruise but no prior report.
The resolution involved a misdemeanor child-endangerment/assault-related count, probationary conditions, parenting and behavioral programming, and no unauthorized contact with Lily.
No prison epic.
No attempted-murder charge.
Sarah was not criminally prosecuted for lying at urgent care under the specific facts presented, though the false history became relevant in family court and child-protection findings.
She faced consequences where the evidence fit.
Our mother faced no criminal charge.
Bad advice is not automatically a crime.
Again:
Proportionality.
May you like
Messier than revenge.
Better than fantasy.
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