This explains the existence of courts allowing people to justify their crime. In the chapter The Measures of Life, Sapolsky describes how the human brain copes with guilt. The author demonstrates this writing by using numerous logos. An example used by Sapolsky is the firing squad in the 19th century. This example was exceptionally mind-blowing because I never would have thought of it or known about it without reading this book. In the 19th century, all serious crimes were punished by execution. A group of 5 soldiers will shoot the criminal at the same time during this execution; however, one of the five soldiers will have a loaded blank bullet in his weapon. Indeed, when the shots are fired, they do not know exactly who really killed the criminal. This will make it easier for soldiers to return home and lead normal lives. A psychological explanation for this is that, as none of the soldiers knew who had the empty bullet, they did not bear the guilt and responsibility for the murder of the criminal. This idea boggled my mind because in reality; no one wants to be guilty because they can't handle the consequences or traumatic damage it will cause to the brain. Guilt is something that stays with the person after doing something harmful. For example, when I was young, my brother and I broke my mother's favorite vase, but because I was afraid to admit that I had knocked it off the table, I blamed it on my little brother. I was afraid to admit what I had done and I had sleepless nights because my little brother was scolded and punished instead of me. I couldn't sleep or eat for days because of what I did to my little brother. I then told my mother the truth and accepted the consequences. Even though I was punished for a very long time for lying and breaking the vase; my guilt was lifted. After that, I lived a normal life again, being able to