Word: davey
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...blame it all on "Davey and Goliath...
Then that kids' show came along and sent me reeling. If you, O section comrades, were up early enough to catch the show--a wood puppet family with a son, Davey, and his faithful canine companion, Goliath--you'd understand the simple brilliance of it. The adventures! The familial love! The clear morality! The churches! The utter pureness of Davey's heart...
...while, at least. Then, as the days passed, I found myself falling further from Davey's immaculate ways. Temptation blackened my heart. Comparing myself to this perfect wood child, I began to see my flaws...
...When Davey would spend his evenings falling asleep by the fire with his family, I'd sneak a look at reruns of Three's Company before bed. And could he pray! His prayers were the very things God wanted to hear. I was never that precocious or cute. Damn...
...Syrita Davey, dressed in a white blouse, purple skirt, hoop earrings, sits with her son in a noisy, claustrophobic interview room. Law student Harry Kassap, a volunteer in the public defender's office, listens to the boy's story. The defender's office, which represents indigent youthful offenders, usually has only a few minutes to learn about a case before the accused must appear before a master in chancery, one of the quasi-judicial hearing officers who presides in juvenile court. It does not take long for Kassap to become outraged. "The kid was a complete victim," he later observes...