Crime Quote by James Forman, Jr Download Open image “Attica. The name itself has long signified resistance to prison abuse and state violence.” — James Forman, Jr ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Crime Long Name Prison Resistance Violence
I think the most horrible name for a crime has to be manslaughter. ... "I slaughtered a man! Just like a pig! Put him… — Brian Regan Copy Share Image
Atticus said naming people after Confederate generals made slow steady drinkers. — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
In a social studies class I did a paper on the history of Attica, which ended up being a little book that I created. — Paul Smith Copy Share Image
States have invested themselves with the right to legitimise violence - so who gets criminalised and delegitimised? Only - or well that's excessive -… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
Our people outside of prison used my name to mobilize the community locally and internationally. But for me to be treated separately from my… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Even with me going to prison, it could have put a bad stigma on my name. But you keep going. When people see you… — J Hus Copy Share Image
What you think of a name depends so much on the people you know by that name. — Doug McClure Copy Share Image
Sadly, anarchy has gotten such a bad name. We don't really see much evidence of it because people associate it with reckless abandon. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Anarchists have a 'bad name' in the media, not because they can point to one indiscriminate massacre by anarchists--there have been none--but because the… — Stuart Christie Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I think my story is, we need black officers because African-Americans need a fair shot at good jobs… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
One consequence of racism and segregation is that many American whites know little or nothing about the daily lives of African Americans. Black America's… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
Most people that take jobs as police officers are taking them because they're good jobs. Many who go into these jobs are doing it… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
Actually creating a positive school climate, particularly in schools that are in communities that are themselves not calm and orderly, is hard work. — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
A black man of my generation born in the late 1960s is more than twice as likely to go to prison in his lifetime… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
I clerked for a judge, William Norris, on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals right after law school and then for Justice O'Connor the… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
I find it very frustrating how much passing the buck there is in the criminal justice system when it comes to taking responsibility for… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
You can get rid of the teacher certification requirements, and you're still not going to have a rush of incredibly high-quality people going into… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
How come we never use prison, the failure of prison, as a reason not to give more prison? There's never a moment where we… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
We rarely have good alternatives to offer to prison - that's our default. — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
“Mass incarceration is the result of small, distinct steps, each of whose significance becomes more apparent over time, and only when considered in light… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
The fundamental problem for the teaching profession is how undervalued it is and how underpaid teachers are. — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
“Crime and punishment can be summed up in two classifications: there are bad people and there are people who get into bad situations. The… — Johnnie Dent Jr Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“The jailers, the Court, everyone in that building – it wasn’t about justice; it was about obedience and intimidation…about maintaining order. Fear accomplished that… — Jay Allan Copy Share Image
Taking notes while watching Forensic Files and Snapped. I don't want to make the same mistakes the criminals do! ;) — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and right-angled… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
“a crime to fell a tree and light it on fire, where coals of hardened shit warmed and stunk up homes,” — Hugh Howey Copy Share Image
A great read; an exciting, frightening account of organized crime today. But like all important works of nonfiction, it goes further… This book is… — Le Ly Hayslip Copy Share Image
If it comes to a question of law, the charges they brought against me - the Espionage Act - is called the quintessential political… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image