The police officer took the statements first of Caden and Jocelyn, and then Mona. By that time, she had finally got hold of herself. After she gave her statement, a female police officer approached. Luckily, she said exactly what had happened, telling the officers that her husband was drunk and that, yes, they had thrown one piece of popcorn at them, but it was an accident and her husband had overreacted.

“I don’t know where I’m going to go! What I’m going to do!” Mona sobbed, tears streaming down her face again.

“Why don’t you step over here and we’ll talk about it?” the female police officer said as she...