[Then the frustration kicks in and he drags his hands through his hair, nearly snarling. He used to think cops were all bastards out to get him. Unfair and judgmental and making a big deal out of things that weren't. The case and his friends and Naoto changed his mind about that--he was part of the problem in his case, but hearing this... all the doubts bubble back up. He'll have to look it up later, if he can.]

What I'm tryin' to say... You deserve to be punished. You way deserve it. But you don't deserve to die. If I gotta stand up and say that to everybody, I will.