She tried to explain her way out of the remark and she has changed her tone dramatically in the months since.

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Sometimes she tried to explain why, to an imaginary inquisitor.

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Dee, who is 74, tried to explain why she provoked the arrest Tuesday.

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"It used to be that my Mom had no idea what kind of law I was interested in, no matter how many times I tried to explain it, " she says.

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