And that was the law.
“Jules. Designate: Citizen 6Y-991-02C. Known associates: the ‘Velvet Spikes,’ a para-militant art collective. Wanted for: conspiracy to distribute unlicensed emotion, possession of illegal poetry, and the murder of Senior Judge Heston.” dredd jules
“I didn’t kill him,” Jules whispered. “I showed him. There’s a difference.” And that was the law
For 1.3 seconds, Dredd felt nothing. Then, a phantom pressure behind his eyes. A memory that wasn’t his—a child’s laughter, the smell of real grass, the terrible, aching beauty of a choice unmade. possession of illegal poetry
They weren’t.
Jules’s smile faded. “You felt it. You can’t un-feel it.”
“There,” Jules whispered. “Now you understand.”