Absence Quote by Brendan Behan

“I was court-martialed in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.”

— Thomas Hardy

When I came back to Dublin I was court marshaled in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they…

— Brendan Behan

When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could…

— Brendan Behan

You shouldn't be shot just because someone yells, "Halt" or resisting arrest or running away from being arrested.

— Jesse Ventura

I was in prison for a charge in Texas, murder one. Back in the '70s in Texas, I was there. I heard the shot.…

— Duane Chapman

I went to jail for 11 days for disturbing the peace; I was trying to disturb the war.

— Joan Baez

I cannot defend myself during a trial if there is no charge.

— Sooraj Pancholi

Maybe today you could have shot anybody and get away with it. So there's many times, I could have killed people. Legally, I could…

— Joe Arpaio

I was not involved and am not involved in the questions about the rules governing detention of combatants.

— Brett Kavanaugh

I don't care if I end up in jail or Guantánamo or whatever, kicked out of a plane with two gunshots in the face.…

— Edward Snowden

You're under arrest for multiple counts of murder. You have the right to not much at all, really. Do you have anything to say…

— Derek Landy

I would, without any hesitation, shoot a violent criminal again.

— Bernhard Goetz