"How do I get out of here?" I asked.
"If you are poor- you cannot get out. There are no rich people in jail. They can afford bail, the best lawyers. They can even buy judges."
"I am poor." I said. "A self-supporting student. But I am innocent. I have not committed any crime. I swear to you... "
"Who is innocent and who is guilty?" He shook his head. "The poor are always guilty and the rich are always innocent."
. Taken from "Mass" by F. Sionil Jose. Really is a striking novel. You had better read it too. (Yonda hou ga ii desu.)
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