But let's not take his word for it.
Let's hear it from Nolan himself.
Here is the recording from his trials.
This is how he defended himself.
[Presses button]
We're out there every day, putting our asses on the line.
Why?
To protect all you armchair generals...
Did you or did you not ignore a direct order from your superior?
Protect you from the Haints of the Irath death squads, from every greasy alien piece of trash that came down in the arks and tried to wipe us off the face of our own planet.
So, yeah, if some 12-year-old furball with a cold fire blaster comes at me or one of my buddies,
I'm not gonna waste time worrying
- if he's just some poor kid...
- Sir, you are out of order!
Who just lost his daddy.
- I'm gonna put two in his chest.
- [Gavel banging]
And another in his head, just to make sure.
[Presses button]
Following his tainted military career, he admittedly spent years as a roaming scavenger.
Whatever crimes he committed then, there's no record of.
But there is a record of the town council meeting this afternoon... where Mayor Rosewater declared, and I quote,
"I stand behind lawkeeper Nolan 100%."
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