Potential Criminal Gifts

How TV Causes Violence

Nelson Mandela in despair over the crime rates in SA.

Good Cop/Bad Cholesterol

"Just give me your wallet. Trust me, you do not want to deal with my misplaced sense of entitlement."

'What's wrong with our new shed? Nothing - I'm sat out here guarding it.'

"But he had a mask and I thought he was a burglar."

'What's wrong with those Europeans? We have more murders in this city than England, France Germany and Spain combined.'

Mayhem, Inc. Part 29

'You don't have a license and registration, do you?'

"That's not a knife crime initiative. That's a knife crime initiative!"

"Where were you between 4 and 6?"

"You're either lying or not telling the truth."

"I don't have my law degree yet but I've got an internship down in cell block 'D'."

'When you get up on the stand be sure to keep your answers short. A whole lot of barking will only frighten the jury.'

"Don't you think you're taking this whole, 'neighbourhood watch' thing a little too serious, dear?"

'Who was the murderer? Well Watson, that's the killer question.'

"I felt I could make more of a difference within the system."

"Never mind what I did, Your Honor. I want to be judged for who I am, as an individual."

Violent Crime Statistics

'Sure, we pay them for protection but there are unexpected bonuses: nobody can tenderise veel like Luigi or slice beef as fine as Vinny.'

The evidence destroyed

Mobsters at the Beach

Mort Park! You mean Killer. You're sprung, Killer. I'm free to go? Unless you're so tough now you'd rather stay. I mean a guy named Killer probably likes jail. Mail me my blanky.

'If anybody here knows why these two should not be wed...'

"I'm not leading the witness; I'm winding up my segment on heinous crimes!"

'During the break, my client stole my wallet.'

"Thrilling news, sweetie! The National Gallery's entire collection of Velázquez is now attributed to you."

Good Cop, Annoying Kid.

'I'm afraid we're going to have to let you go, Richter. The crime rate has dropped.'

"All I can figure is that he must have been inspecting the water quality of our lakes and rivers when he became entangled in cement."

'Mark Antony addreses the mob'

'It was more than my finest hour, Paltrow. It was my finest billable hour.'

"My client was across town at the time of the murder, as a quick sniff of Exhibit A will demonstrate."

'Apparently my DNA had guilt written all over it.'

Phone Hacking Explained - 50 p.