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some jail time and forget the lecture. You’re not our mother.” The judge leaned back in her chair. By the crease in her brow it was obvious that the attitude of these young men bothered her. She sat silently for so long the three of them began to squirm. The silence was finally broken by the prosecuting attorney. “May the prosecution approach the bench?” As Judge Jensen signaled her to come forward, the young men started to get a little nervous. “You’ve gone and done it now, Justin,” Tom, the stockiest of the teens said. “I think they’re really ticked.” “So what’s the big deal? What’s she going to do, add a couple of days onto our sentence? It’s just more school we’ll miss.” “But what if it affects basketball season?” Sam asked. Sam was the tallest of the three and had an athletic build. Justin seemed unconcerned. “It will probably only be a weekend jail sentence anyway.” “And I had planned to go hunting and get some more golf in before it gets too cold,” Tom complained. Just then the prosecuting attorney headed back to her seat and Judge Jensen picked up on the boys’ conversation. 2