"El Salvador's approach to combating gang violence includes mass arrests, a State of Exception allowing for the suspension of certain rights, increased military and police presence, harsh prison conditions, and intelligence gathering. These measures, known as the ""Mano Dura"" policy. Mexico's community-based approach to gang violence is founded on principles of social development, education, economic opportunities, community policing, and civic engagement. It emphasizes rehabilitation and reintegration, aiming to address the root causes of violence through inclusivity and social infrastructure investment, rather than using militarized methods."

Selasie, is a middle aged college professor of the local community college, who lives in the beautiful town of Foliville. Foliville being comprised of a smaller populace, ensures the community stays much interconnected. Recently, there has been an increase in violent crimes in the community due to Yaf, a new drug lord in the neighboring city. One evening while travelling back to her home, Sellasie finds Yaf's car wrecked by the road with him crawling by the roadside. The path is always empty at this time. She is the only one who could help.

"Therapy speak" refers to the significant expansion of psychological and medical language and concepts to daily life, outside of the academic context. This could include but is not limited to: 

- using terms like ""toxic"" or ""gaslighting"" when talking about interactions, friendships, or relationships in situations that do not meet the academic definition of these terms,

-  referring to the urge to tidy up as ""OCD"", or a temporary inability to focus as ""ADHD"

- "partaking in speculative psychiatric diagnoses of others, including public figures"