My father was an alcoholic. Mean, fuckin' drunk.

Of course that's your contention. You're a first-year grad student.

whereby a defendant can claim self-defense against an agent of the government...

I've been sitting here for ten minutes now lookin' over this rap sheet of yours.

You love Kentucky Fried Chicken, right?

Well, you want to know how things went at my job today?

Look, you need to learn how things work on this island.