The Right to Defend: A Reflection on Justice and Self-AdvocacyBy Roy DawsonIn the quiet corridors of justice, where the clang of gavel meets the murmur of the accused, there lies a fundamental truth often overshadowed by the weight of authority: the right to defend oneself is not merely a privilege but a necessity.Consider the case in New Hampshire

It came sudden, like gunfire after too long a silence. Lights flipped on. Roaches ran. The kind of moment you don’t see coming but feel in your bones three days before it hits. When the air grows heavy and the coffee tastes wrong. That’s how you know.They thought no one would notice. Thought they could keep stealing, lying, twisting. Thought th