“You wanna know the worst thing that's ever happened here in the four years I've been working here? Do you wanna know the worst thing? It was when an owl attacked Eleanor Gillespie's head because it thought that her hair was a nest.”— Jim Hopper, netflix.com
“The problem with the police is not that they are fascist pigs but that our country is ruled by majoritarian pigs.”— Ta-Nehisi Coates, amazon.com
“I know I will be vilified by the media & police, unfortunately, I see my action’s as a necessary evil that I do not wish to partake in, nor do I enjoy partaking in, but must partake in, in order to create substantial change within America’s police forces and Judicial system.”— Gavin Long, buzzfeed.com
“I know that, just by saying all these things together, I may upset some people. I’m talking about criminal justice reform the day after a horrific attack on police officers. I’m talking about courageous, honorable police officers just a few days after officer-involved killings in Louisiana and Minne…”— Hillary Clinton, medium.com
“Brave police officers are working hard every day to inspire trust and confidence. As we mourn the Dallas police officers who died and pray for those wounded, let’s not forget how the Dallas Police Department in particular has earned a reputation for excellence. They’ve worked hard for years to impro…”— Hillary Clinton, medium.com
“For now, let’s focus on what we already know — deep in our hearts. We know there is something wrong with our country. There is too much violence, too much hate, too much senseless killing, too many people dead who shouldn’t be. And we know there is clear evidence that African Americans are much more…”— Hillary Clinton, medium.com
“We must remember the police are needed the most where crime is the highest. Politicians and activists who seek to remove police or policing from a community are hurting the poorest and most vulnerable Americans.”— Donald Trump, c-span.org
“Our police officers rush into danger every single day to protect our communities, and they often do it thanklessly and under relentless criticism. They serve thousands of lives every year, perform countless public services every day, and yet their names will likely never appear in a single headline…”— Donald Trump, c-span.org
“The prison therefore functions ideologically as an abstract site into which undesirables are deposited, relieving us of the responsibility of thinking about the real issues afflicting those communities from which prisoners are drawn in such disproportionate numbers. This is the ideological work that…”— Angela Davis, amazon.com
“What it means is that we are all sick and tired of seeing unarmed people shot by police officers, That young people in African-American communities are harassed by police officers, where police departments are not there to be supportive but are in many cases oppressive, and that’s an issue that has…”— Bernie Sanders, hollywoodreporter.com
“We need a special prosecutor, now. And a prosecutor who can look at these cases of police brutality or police wrongdoing and make real judgments and decide whether people should go to trial.”— Russell Simmons, newsone.com
“...you can truly grieve for every officer who has been lost in the line of duty in this country and still be troubled by cases of police overreach. Those two ideas are not mutually exclusive. You can have great regard for law enforcement and still want them to be held to high standards.”— John Stewart, thewrap.com
“It seems that it's either pro-cop and anti-black or pro-black and anti-cop, when, in reality, you can be pro-cop and pro-black, which is what we should all be. It is what we should be aiming for.”— Trevor Noah, cc.com
“I wasn’t surprised about what happened in Baltimore, because of what we had seen in Ferguson. I don’t believe in rioting and all, but I know peaceful protesters are very hard to be seen. What I see with Baltimore, Ferguson and other mass protests is what has been given birth is the Black Lives Matte…”— Arthur Reed, a.k.a Silky Slim, ijr.com
“A police officer in America faces a 1 in 1000 chance of ever facing jail time for killing another human being. #FreddieGray”— Samuel Sinyangwe, twitter.com