On Tuesday, the prosecution asked why a burglar would lock oneself in a bathroom.

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"I ask everyone (who asks about solitary confinement) to give up their cellphones, their TVs, everything, for a weekend, and then lock themselves in the bathroom, " he told me.

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Lang Guoren would wake at five and lock himself in the bathroom down the hall so that when his son woke he would not have to wait in line before washing up and beginning his day of practicing.

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The prosecution doubted that assertion, asking why a burglar would lock himself or herself up in a bathroom.

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