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Team? Johnson, this is the LAPD. We're the most hated cops in all the free world. My own mama ashamed of me. She tell everybody I'm a drug dealer. — Carter · 1998You know what I am? I'm your worst fuckin' nightmare, man. I'm a nigger with a badge which means I got permission to kick your fuckin' ass whenever I feel like it! — Reggie Hammond · 1982Action comedy (film)2 quotes
Team? Johnson, this is the LAPD. We're the most hated cops in all the free world. My own mama ashamed of me. She tell everybody I'm a drug dealer. — Carter · 1998You know what I am? I'm your worst fuckin' nightmare, man. I'm a nigger with a badge which means I got permission to kick your fuckin' ass whenever I feel like it! — Reggie Hammond · 1982Buddy movie2 quotes
Team? Johnson, this is the LAPD. We're the most hated cops in all the free world. My own mama ashamed of me. She tell everybody I'm a drug dealer. — Carter · 1998You know what I am? I'm your worst fuckin' nightmare, man. I'm a nigger with a badge which means I got permission to kick your fuckin' ass whenever I feel like it! — Reggie Hammond · 1982Western2 quotes
Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges. — Gold Hat · 1948You risk your skin catchin' killers and the juries turn 'em loose so they can come back and shoot at ya again. If you're honest, you're poor your whole life, and in the end you wind up dyin' all alone on some dirty street. For what? For nothin'. For a tin star. — Martin Howe · 1952Western (film)2 quotes
Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges. — Gold Hat · 1948You risk your skin catchin' killers and the juries turn 'em loose so they can come back and shoot at ya again. If you're honest, you're poor your whole life, and in the end you wind up dyin' all alone on some dirty street. For what? For nothin'. For a tin star. — Martin Howe · 1952Comedy (stand up)1 quote
I’m not saying I don’t like police. I’m not saying that. I’m saying I’m just scared of 'em. Nothing wrong with that. Sometimes we want to call them too. Somebody broke into my house once. This is a good time to call 'em. But I didn't, I don’t know, mm-mm. — Dave Chappelle · 2000Crime drama1 quote
A policeman's job is only easy in a police state. That's the whole point, Captain. Who's the boss, the cop or the law? — Mike Vargas · 1958Crime drama (film)1 quote
A policeman's job is only easy in a police state. That's the whole point, Captain. Who's the boss, the cop or the law? — Mike Vargas · 1958Dystopian1 quote
You know the score, pal. If you're not a cop, you're little people! — Bryant · 1982Dystopian (film)1 quote
You know the score, pal. If you're not a cop, you're little people! — Bryant · 1982Film noir1 quote
A policeman's job is only easy in a police state. That's the whole point, Captain. Who's the boss, the cop or the law? — Mike Vargas · 1958Political literature1 quote
For the middle class, the police protect property, give directions, and help old ladies. For the urban poor, the police are those who arrest you. In almost any slum there is a vast conspiracy against the forces of law and order. — Michael Harrington · 1962Science fiction1 quote
You know the score, pal. If you're not a cop, you're little people! — Bryant · 1982Science fiction (film)1 quote
You know the score, pal. If you're not a cop, you're little people! — Bryant · 1982Sociology1 quote
For the middle class, the police protect property, give directions, and help old ladies. For the urban poor, the police are those who arrest you. In almost any slum there is a vast conspiracy against the forces of law and order. — Michael Harrington · 1962