“Tell me. After my head has been chopped off, will I still be able to hear, at least for a moment, the sound of my own blood gushing from the stump of my neck? That would be a pleasure to end all pleasures.”— Peter Kurten, executedtoday.com
“Jim and Fred, I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends.”— Ted Bundy, articles.latimes.com
“I'd just like to say I'm sailing with the Rock and I'll be back like 'Independence Day' with Jesus, June 6, like the movie, big mother ship and all. I'll be back.”— Aileen Wuornos, edition.cnn.com
“I’m learning that the system doesn’t match up to what we were taught. According to theory, the defendant should always have the advantage. Our clients are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. The burden of proof lies with the prosecutor. But that’s only in theory.”— Anonymous, facebook.com
“The whole point of remembering the genocide is to make sure it doesn’t happen again. A million-and-a-half people were brutally massacred, and a country can just pretend like it never happened? I don’t think that’s right.”— Kim Kardashian, time.com
“'Islam is a violent religion, because a majority of terrorists are Muslim.' - The majority of serial killers are white males in their early 20s. Should I conclude all the men in your life are violent and dangerous?”— shitrichcollegekidssay, shitrichcollegekidssay.tumblr.com
“Neighborhoods have become more violent under President Barack Obama's watch.”— Darryl Glenn, politifact.com
“You see them [Black Lives Matter protesters] marching and you see them on occasion, at least — I’ve seen it — where they’re essentially calling, ‘Death to police.’ And that’s not acceptable.’”— Donald Trump, washingtonpost.com
“Justice means that every child deserves a chance to grow up safe and secure, without the threat of violence. Justice means that the punishment should fit the crime. And justice means allowing our fellow Americans who have made mistakes to pay their debt to society, and re-join their community as act…”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“Every kid in America should be able to securely walk the streets in their own neighborhood without harm. Everyone will be protected equally and treated justly without prejudice. We will be tough. We will be smart. We will be fair and we will protect all Americans.”— Donald Trump, c-span.org
“You can't have true compassion without providing safety for the citizens of our country.”— Donald Trump, c-span.org
“Our inner cities have been left totally behind and I am going to fight to make sure every citizen of this country has a safe home, a safe school and a safe community.”— Donald Trump, c-span.org
“Violent crime has increased in cities across America. 'The New York Times' described the startling rise in murders in our major cities. Brutal drug cartels are spreading their reach into Virginia and Maryland. Too many Americans are trapped in fear, violence and poverty.”— Donald Trump, c-span.org
“We are reminded once again of how the justice system can be used as a white man’s plaything.”— Ranjeni Munusamy, theguardian.com
“Why do we electrocute men for murdering an individual and then pin a purple heart on them for mass slaughter of someone arbitrarily labeled 'enemy?'”— Sylvia Plath, amazon.com
“He’s a beautiful person. He always tells me: ‘We’ve got to find a way to win by losing.’ In the eyes of society, we’ve lost already. Everyone in here is a loser. We can either be angry about it, or we can keep trying to grow.”— Anonymous, humansofnewyork.com
“It is a soft, forgiving culture. Only in the Philippines could a leader like Ferdinand Marcos, who pillaged his country for over 20 years, still be considered for a national burial. Insignificant amounts of the loot have been recovered, yet his wife and children were allowed to return and engage in…”— Lee Kuan Yew, philstar.com