"After I graduated high school, my family couldn't afford to send me to college. I worked on construction sites, delivered packages, waited tables, and in the end, I couldn't even come up with the money for my mom's surgery. What could I do...? What do you want me to do?"
John Shaw yelled at the police, his face flushed with emotion, and he even stood up in agitation.
The police said coldly, "That's not an excuse for committing a crime! Sit down!"
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"I never intended to hurt anyone at the start... I just... I was just terrified of being poor. I didn't mean to hurt anyone..."
After graduating from high school, because his family was too poor to afford his college education, John Shaw went to work at construction sites.
Later, John eventually became a small contractor, borrowed high-interest loans in order to secure a project, and ended up deeply in debt.
