This is exactly how Democrats think today. “Minor destruction of life is better than full destruction as long as I look cool and hip”
Grisham abandoned his Mississippi roots and moved to a palatial estate in Charlottesville, VA, now home of wealthy Democrat liberals who have infested that beautiful area. He is now quite the dilettante, big supporter of leftists, and probably felt he needs to say something to keep at the leading edge of the latest “cause”. I will never buy one of the man’s books.