Take the man above for example. Mr. Bigwang is low on money, because he needs to pay hospital bills. His daughter has cancer. He would do anything to help his daughter and is getting desperate. Little Ms. Bigwang loves her father, but knows he is low on money. Saturday night, Mr. Bigwang goes to extreme measures and raids an empty house of everything.
Mr. Longwilly in the picture above was the man Mr. Bigwang robbed. Mr. Longwilly was doing fine financially and never did anything illegal. However, Mr. Longwilly doesn't speak English that well, because he just moved to America from his home country.
Mr. Longwilly reports he has been robbed and police suspect Mr. Bigwang. The case goes to court. They both arrive to court at the same time and each give their side of the story. Mr. Bigwang speaks very properly and polite while Mr, Longwilly speaks very "broken" English, using small words. The trial is over and Mr. Bigwang is still innocent.
This is true in real life cases. Maybe, not this exact example, but when people can talk very professionally compared to the other person, they can sometimes get off the hook. Presentation is crucial.
Or people could not be judgemental little children and just play nicely
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