“i love myself.'
the
quietest.
simplest.
most
powerful.
revolution.
ever.”
―
the
quietest.
simplest.
most
powerful.
revolution.
ever.”
―
“This is a book about a very simple idea: where the criminal justice system fails to respond vigorously to violent injury and death, homicide becomes endemic.”
― Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America
― Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America
“do you know what a dying declaration is?” I didn't, although I gave it a shot. “It's a declaration made by someone who is dying?” “It is a term of law,” he said. “If a man whispers the name of his killer and then dies, it's considered good evidence because there's a belief—an understanding—that a person who is dying would not want to die with a lie upon his lips. No sin could be greater than a sin that cannot be rectified, the sin you never get to confess.”
― The Life We Bury
― The Life We Bury
“I'd try to explain that it's not really negativity or sadness anymore, it's more just this detached, meaningless fog where you can't feel anything about anything — even the things you love, even fun things — and you're horribly bored and lonely.”
―
―
“The system’s failure to catch killers effectively made black lives cheap.”
― Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America
― Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America
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