Lou Williams Quotes

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

I've always hated criminals and crime. Life is hard enough without someone walking into your life on purpose and making it worse.

Crime is the number one problem in Russia.

The fact is the condition of affairs in Dodge, instead of improving, as I had hoped, seems to be growing worse. I hear, every now and then, of robberies committed on innocent strangers, who have come to Kansas to seek homes. Visitors inform me that the saloons are increasing, not only in numbers, but in depravity; and that thieves, desperadoes, gamblers and criminals generally, are multiplying. It is also alleged that these lawless characters dominate in the city; that they have terrorized all the better elements of society; that they openly and defiantly flaunt their viciousness and depravity; and that they appear to think there is no power or authority that can reach or punish them.

The most malign of all these dangers today is disregard and disobedience of law. Crime is increasing. Confidence in rigid and speedy justice is decreasing.

You have seen for a long time the great disorder in the world caused by these crimes. It is so bad in some of your provinces, I am told, and you are so weak in the administration of justice, that one can hardly go along the road by day or night without being attacked by robbers; and whether at home or abroad one is in danger of being despoiled either by force or fraud.

When you criminalize something, only criminals can deal with it. When criminals deal with it, there's no recourse to law, so there's only recourse to violence.

Crime and violence are a threat to the freedom and liberty people should enjoy and to our orderly way of life.

The roads are filled with armed robbers, and murders for mere plunder are of daily occurrence.

Crime, to the man of the forties, was an alien monstrous terror.

Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue.

Crime is sexy.

Mexico scares me. There's no law, there's wild dogs and people driving their ATVs down the street. I like to know I can walk down the street and not be arrested for something dumb and have to pay to get my way out.

I think the world is full of evil people. I think in some ways we're in more danger now than before.

If you seek violence, we will seek to put you in jail.

People have told me about organized crime in the fashion industry, but I can't talk about that. I'm looking to stay alive.

We live in an unsafe world.

I don't always get to do a lot of bad guys.

I saw my city gripped by fear. Because of violent acts committed by illegal aliens, my residents were afraid to shop - or even drive - on certain streets.

No wonder we have a lot of violence in Rio: the corrupt and violent policemen meet the violent criminals in the streets. What else is going to happen?

Crimes are more often committed out of fear than wickedness. People live frightened, desperate lives.

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.

Shoot to maim or cripple anyone looting any stores in our city.

Respect for law is fading from the sensibilities of our people. Twenty times as many people in proportion to the population are lawlessly killed in the United States as in Great Britain. There are fifty times as many robberies. Life and property are relatively more unsafe than in any civilized country in the world.

The more laws the more offenders