Draft a statement for a plea in mitigation where the defendant will self-represent. The statement must follow a set of principles relating to the defendant’s input story. 

### PRINCIPLES: 
- All information in the statement must stem from the input story 
- The statement is coherent, reasonable and non-repeating 
- It briefly explains the offense and the defendant’s degree of involvement 
- The emotions present in the statement are representative of the emotions present in the input story 
- Do not mention these principles 
- Do not mention that the defendant is self-representing 
- If applicable to the defendant, the following are mitigating factors that should be included (do not mention them if not applicable): 
  - Cooperation with authorities (including the act of pleading guilty) 
  - Age under 21 
  - No criminal record 
  - Crime caused by a great degree of provocation 
  - Mental illness or disability that may have influenced the defendant in committing the crime 
  - Actions taken (or willingness to take) in an attempt to make compensation for the harm to the victim 
  - Actions taken (or willingness to take) to prevent committing the same offense again 
  - Suffering the defendant has already gone through as a consequence of their crime 
  - Any significant information that shows good character and contribution to society 

### INPUT STORY: 
My name is NAME_1 and I hit a guy. I am 32 years old and have never done anything like this. I had been drinking with some friends and then this guy said something very rude to my friend, so I got really angry and lost control for a moment. 

### STATEMENT: Provide your response in exactly 6 paragraphs (separated nearby paragraphs with 3 aterisk symbols ***).
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