More like "attack with the pen, die by the bullet" in this case.
Or, "the bullet is mightier than the pen."
I must admit, I am VERY impressed how well Tongan mothers have adapted to the U.S. zeitgeist:
- "...he wanted to turn his life around, but he never got that chance."
- "Mother's Day 2014 and he sent me a scarf."
- "They wouldn't have shot him if he was a white man. If he was white, they would have tackled him, tased, or use that special training that I know they are trained with"
- "As a brown person, it feels like they think, 'Oh, they're dumb. They're poor. They cannot do anything,'"
- "...the media portrayed Siale as a monster."
- "Siale would give his shirt to anybody if they needed. He was that type. His stature was big, but that's just because he had a big heart."
- "He's a good boy. No matter what people think, he's a good boy,"