“The drug war has nothing to do with making communities livable or creating a decent future for black kids. On the contrary, prohibition is directly responsible for the power of crack dealers to terrorize whole neighborhoods. And every cent spent on the cops, investigators, bureaucrats, courts, jails, weapons, and tests required to feed the drug-war machine is a cent not spent on reversing the social policies that have destroyed the cities, nourished racism, and laid the groundwork for crack culture.” WarWholeKidsCultureSocialBlackCommunityJusticeCitiesPolicyDrugCreatingWeaponsRacismTestsMachinesResponsibleCourtContraryDestroyedDecentNeighborhoodCracksJailCentsCopProhibitionDealerBureaucratsWar On DrugsInvestigatorsGroundworkSocial Policy Book:No More Nice Girls: Countercultural Essays Source: No More Nice Girls: Countercultural Essays
“There was kind of a code that you had as an Australian that you never left the court losing unless you had blood all over you. That's the sort of toughness you need to compete on the world stage and I feel that our kids today just don't have it.” WorldNeedsFeelsKindKidsTodayLeftBloodStageLosingCourtCodeOver YouAustralianToughness Author:John Newcombe
“My mom always said fighting with me as a kid was like going to court. I'm trying to realize that being right is not the most important thing.” TryingSaidImportantKidsFightingRealizingMomImportant ThingsCourtMy Mom Author:Gillian Jacobs
“I never pursued anything but acting. But as a kid, I was really interested in the Supreme Court. I wanted to to be a Supreme Court justice, but didn't want to be a lawyer. I just wanted to go straight to being a justice.” WantKidsWantedJusticeActingCourtLawyerSupremeSupreme CourtPursuedSupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Gillian Jacobs
“OJ Simpson was in a different kind of courtroom this week attempting to regain custody of his two children. In order to prove to the court how much he loves his kids, OJ pointed out quote 'Hey, they're still alive, aren't they?'” KindChildrenStillsTwoDifferentKidsOrderAliveWeekProveCourtHeyDifferent KindsAttemptingCourtroomCustodyOj Simpson Author:Norm MacDonald