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I did criminal defense work part-time, and that paid the bills for representing abused and neglected children... and for defending in juvenile court those kids the 'child protective system' had missed when it had the chance.

~Andrew Vachss

Topics: Abuse Bills Chance Child Children Court Criminal Defending Defense Did Had Juvenile Kids Missed Neglected Paid Part-Time Protective Representing System Those Work

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I think almost all manic depressives exhibit some kind of criminal behaviour, even if it's something as minimal as shoplifting, but then they often go on to bigger and better things - in my case, it was fraud.

~Andy Behrman

Topics: Almost Almost All Behaviour Better Better Things Bigger Case Criminal Even Exhibit Fraud Go Kind Manic Minimal Often Some Something Then Things Think I Think

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I have to say I'm all for public flogging. One type of criminal that a public humiliation might work particularly well with are the juvenile delinquents, a lot of whom consider it a badge of honor to be sent to juvenile detention.

~Ann Coulter

Topics: Badge Consider Criminal Detention Honor Humiliation Juvenile Lot Might Particularly Public Say Sent Type Well Whom Work

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Well, the terrible thing right now, and I don't know the statistics, but there's a growing concern in some communities about how rapidly people are sent from school to jail, how quickly they're put into the criminal justice system. And of course the rapidly growing number of brown people, both men and women, in prison. And this is terrible.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: About Both Both Men And Women Brown Communities Concern Course Criminal Criminal Justice Criminal Justice System Growing How Jail Justice Know Men Men And Women Now Number People Prison Put Quickly Rapidly Right School Sent Some Statistics System Terrible Terrible Thing Thing Well Women

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The issue is privacy. Why is the decision by a woman to sleep with a man she has just met in a bar a private one, and the decision to sleep with the same man for $100 subject to criminal penalties?

~Anna Quindlen

Topics: Bar Criminal Decision Issue Just Man Met Penalties Privacy Private Same She Sleep Subject Why Woman

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Despite all the gains for democracy in the world, in many countries anyone who wants to publish truths unwelcome to the government risks suppression and criminal punishment.

~Anthony Lewis

Topics: Anyone Countries Criminal Democracy Despite Gains Government Many Publish Punishment Risks Suppression Truths Unwelcome Wants Who World

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Like other human institutions, courts and juries are not perfect. One cannot have a system of criminal punishment without accepting the possibility that someone will be punished mistakenly.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Accepting Cannot Courts Criminal Human Institutions Juries Like Not Perfect Other Perfect Possibility Punished Punishment Someone System Will Without

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Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

Topics: Above Accountable Actions Clear Criminal Law Me Officer Our Police Police Officer Politician Priest

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The mechanisms inside me tick like a criminal. My mind works like theirs, and criminals can smell it when they're around me - but I choose not to use it in a bad way. I just choose to do good things.

~Apollo Robbins

Topics: Around Bad Bad Way Choose Criminal Criminals Good Good Things Inside Just Like Me Mechanisms Mind Smell Things Tick Use Way Works

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I have had it with people who are threatening me and my kids and my family over simply commenting on the law and criminal procedure, and respecting juries. Because they do work hard. They work way harder than I do; and they work way harder than the rest of those people making those peanut gallery comments.

~Ashleigh Banfield

Topics: Because Commenting Comments Criminal Family Gallery Had Hard Harder Juries Kids Law Making Me Over Peanut People Procedure Respecting Rest Simply Than Those Threatening Way Who Work Work Hard

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