The Chair by the Window — The Night Nobody Helped Me
The sentence included consequences and restrictions appropriate to the case.
I do not remember every legal phrase spoken that day.
I remember that the judge described the conduct as dangerous, not harmless comedy.
I gave a brief victim impact statement.
I spoke about medical treatment, months of rehabilitation, my lost sense of safety, and a child who had asked adults for help and been ignored.
I did not describe Harper as a monster.
I described what her act had done.