但是后来她提醒自己,即使有明确的良心,也有很多人害怕警察。这些人是由严重的老师,强大的儿童欺骗时曾是欺凌行为的受害者。人们有很多方法可以被粉碎。这样的人可能会以他们担心一切权威的方式壮举警察。
(But then she reminded herself that there were plenty of people who were afraid of the police, even if they had clear consciences. These were people who had been the victims of bullying when young--bullying by severe teachers, by stronger children; there were so many ways in which people could be crushed. Such people might feat the police in the same way in which they feared all authority.)