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Dear Anonymous,

I think you should ask inmates with this kind of experience.

However, seeing what Mr. Tangaroa went through, scaring troubled children like that wouldn't help. Those children turned to crime for a reason and not something that can be healed by scaring them.

No police officer knows what's going on in a child's mind or why they're doing what they're doing anymore than Eddie understood why my son was following the von Karma ways.

I know if there was a way to save my son from von Karma's Doctrines, it would most certainly not be through anything shown in Beyond Scared Straight. He's a good man and was always good. He's just made bad choices like I once had in my younger days.

Dear Anonymous,

Hm... interesting you're choosing to skip Athena, Mods.

Right. Right. I have had former clients who were inmates.

What you see there hardly does anything. Scaring children didn't save Edgeworth from committing white collared crimes or saved Dahlia from poisoning my fiancé.

In fact, scaring them into submission instigated it. You need to tackle the root of the problem.

Dear Anonymous,

I get the idea here, but I'm afraid you're going to have to speak to someone who has been to prison or knows someone who has. It's not in my expertise.

However, not doing crime doesn't always prevent you from being arrested.

Dear Anonymous,

Yes, I've heard of it and I've once was supportive of this at one point.

However, this does not tackle the root of the problem. Mr. Saint was tortured as a child by men and a woman of the law yet look where he is now. I was scared straight as a child, yet did that save me from presenting fraudulent evidence or made me more careful to ensure I'd never do it?

You can scare a child until tears are running down their face and they might be genuine, but it's not going to keep them from stabbing or shooting someone on the streets.

Dear Anonymous,

I think I've heard of something like this.

I'm afraid you're going to have to ask the inmates themselves. I'm just a Defense Attorney. Maybe ask Godot or Prosecutor Blackquill?

Dear Snackoonagisa,

How many would you like?

Dear BlueBlazer,

Hm... it looks tasty.

Dear BlueBlazer,

It is.

Dear BlueBlazer,

I love it!

Dear BlueBlazer,

It is. It's a beautiful picture.

Dear BlueBlazer,

I love it! It is magnificent!

Dear Askbrokenage,

Of course! You can ask him. Make sure to call him by that name.

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Dear Thena,

Th-That's not true, Thena! He may be slow at picking up some things, but that mean he's dense! He helped you prove my innocence once, and he even saved me from getting injured during an explosion! Doesn't that mean anything to--?

I-I mean...I disagree, that's all.

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Dear J'Luc K. Star,

I see... Unfortunately, I cannot ascertain whether or not this man's ancestor ever crossed paths with Ryunosuke, but it certainly would not surprise me if such was the case. He has a unique talent for attracting danger, one could say.

I witnessed the treachery between the latest de Killer's client and Ryuichi, however. I'd have gladly sliced that demon's face for him had he not done so himself. Thank heavens Ryunosuke's bravery lives on in the men of Ryunosuke's lineage.

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Dear J'Luc K. Star,

How interesting... It truly is a small world, isn't it? Whether Naruhodo-san and the original de Killer met each other or not, it's strange to think that a monster like him could come from the same country as a hero like Naruhodo-san.

I'm very familiar with the Matt Engarde trial as well. Ryuichi-chan truly proved his mettle as a defense lawyer that day. When all was said and done, one word remained on the lips of every departed member of his bloodline:

Banzai!!

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Dear J'Luc K. Star,

I see... So that's "John Doe," is it? They sure don't make assassins like they used to.

I never crossed paths with any ancestor of his, as far as I'm aware, but I remember Matt Engarde's trial very clearly. To say I felt proud of Ryuichi-kun for sticking it out to the end is an understatement -- he really put a smile on his old man's face that day.

(Tell me I didn't just call myself that.)

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Dear Mr. Wright,

O-Oh, that! I...meant that as a compliment! Honest!

(Nice going, Justice.)