You are guilty

Boys and fisticuffs  Another day on the range, at least that is how I think.

There is the evidence gathering.  Which students in the class witnessed the event?  One by one those witnesses are questioned outside, while the finger-pointers steam at their desks, out of ear shot.

Debates, questions, answers ensue.  Decision made.  Teacher directs the two less-angry students outside to deliver the verdict.                                                                              

Sometimes both are guilty.  If the students are girls, this is highly probable. Cat fights/shouting, you know.  

Sometimes one is the guilty party and the other the victim.  These are usually boys. 

 One will shout the loudest and deny the most.  He will also accuse the other of the very things of which he himself has been accused.   I look at that person suspiciously from the get-go.

 Chances are this is not his first time facing judgment. 

I sigh.  Being the judge, delivering the verdict is a great responsibility. Well, sometimes it works to grant grace.