208 Quotes About Courtroom-drama

Losing was out of the question.

If the jury acquitted Jack, their verdict would brand Weaver as the loser of the biggest case in Manistee history. The community would remember; local judges, defense lawyers and fellow prosecutors would remember. Weaver would be that prosecutor who couldn’t convict the bombing guy.

Florida? Are you kidding? I hate golf and it’s too fucking hot down there. They have hurricanes, for Christ’s sake. I’m not ready to retire.

All these politically correct left-wing shitheads tell us this is a great country because of its diversity. This country was great before black and brown people arrived. The mistake was bringing them here in the first place . . .

Why is it, when the Muslim community is targeted, the perpetrators are not called terrorists, but when a Muslim perpetrates a similar offense against a white citizen, he or she is branded a terrorist? Isn’t this a distinction without a difference? Why the double standard?

The Constitution was sacred. The only sensible Amendments were the 1st and 2nd. The 1st allowed the Klan the right to free speech and assembly. And the 2nd allowed Klan members to purchase weapons and shoot any bastard that got in its way. Some non-white, impure people were equal all right. They were equal to each other, equal in their inferiority to white Christians, and equal in the sense he hated the fuck out of all of them equally.

How could a man “disappear” amidst all those elite law enforcement officials? Would things have been different if we were in charge?

Come on, Jack. Be reasonable. Let’s run this up the chain of command.”“Acker will never approve, and even if he does, we would have to deal with some Barney Fife type cop up in Manistee, and he would never agree. I’m screwed either way.”“Who’s Barney Fife?”“He’s an old television character…oh…never mind . . .

How does a guy like Bart afford a boat like this? Does bigotry pay that well?