Chapter 10: Sticks and Stones
“I believe you.” Deputy Anderson nodded sympathetically. “I was in the stands and saw it happen. You’re right, though, won’t matter how many people are sure it was intentional, they weren’t in Stan Kramer’s head, so it would be difficult to convince a jury there wasn’t reasonable doubt.”
“Yeah, we figured,” Joe said. “We just want an official record in case a pattern develops.”
“Absolutely. And you’re still welcome to press charges. Never know what an investigation might turn up.”
“Nah,” Joe replied. “For every witness that would swear he’d done it on purpose, he’d probably be able to come up with another to say the opposite.”
“Solid fact,” the deputy said.
Besides, as Ed had pointed out to Jenny at the hospital, merely filing the report might be enough
