"Mom started yelling at them, demanding to see the station commander, and right then Abel walked into the station. He'd driven down. He'd sobered up a bit, but he was still drunk, driving into a police station. That didn't matter. He walked over to the cops, and the station turned into a boys' club. Like they were a bunch of old pals."
(Page 257 of "My Mother's Life")
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"My grandmother convinced my mom that she should give Abel a second chance. Her argument was basically, 'All men do it.' My grandfather, Temperance, had hit her. Leaving Abel was no guarantee it wouldn't happen again, and at least Abel was willing to apologize. So my mom decided to give him another chance."
(Also Page 257 of "My Mother's Life")
~ T. Noah, Born a Crime
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