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This is where the commentary gets sharp, the writing gets bold, and nothing is off-limits. Raw Reflections is more than a blog—it’s an ongoing conversation about law, identity, culture, power, and the personal truths we’re told to keep quiet.

Here, I unpack courtroom drama, critique pop culture, analyze the systems meant to protect us (but often don’t), and write through the chaos of being alive in a world that demands silence from the loudest hearts. From legal education to emotional storytelling, every post is crafted with clarity, depth, and purpose.

If you’re here for truth, for context, for the unfiltered version of what really matters—then you’re in the right place.

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He Couldn’t Forgive Himself, So He Let Go of Everything

It’s been weeks since I finished Dexter—and I’m still angry. Not because it was bad, but because it was tragic in the quietest, most haunting way. Dexter didn’t vanish to protect the people he loved. He vanished because he couldn’t forgive himself. This post dives into the heartbreak of the finale, his relationship with Hannah, and why exile was never survival—it was punishment.

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