Here, now, were the results of emotions hidden behind legal justification. This building made her sick. It was inexcusable to hide such an atrocity, the actions of cowards. Rikers was just another pressure release for a society left behind—a manifestation of the need to channel rage and anger. It would be more honest to string up prisoners in Bryant Park and force people to see the results of their tacit agreements, watch the corpses twitch as they leaked blood and shit from orange overalls.