Subject: Conflict » Crime

All lawyers are cut from the same cloth: fleece.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

Capital Punishment: Killing people who kill people to prove that killing people is wrong.

If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they only print your thumbs.

(1886 – 1969) American journalist & humorist

On the downside, it's loaded with sexual predators; on the plus side, it's also loaded with sexual prey.

(1973 – ) American comedian

Thieves respect property; they merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist

She changes prices. I caught her in a near misdemeanus.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

Prison inmates are treated to cable TV, hot meals and a college education, while on the outside some people can only afford these things through a life of crime!

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

To avoid robbery, certainly rock the rocker room and keep the rocker key with you all the time. Also, we will not take any responsibility for the robbery.

When there’s a single thief, it's robbery; when there are a thousand thieves, it’s taxation.

I once asked a policeman how far it was to the subway and he said, “I don’t know, no one has ever made it.”

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

The scariest guy in prison is the white guy… because he's guilty.

American comedian

A crowded police docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

He has committed every crime that does not require courage.

(1804 – 1881) British prime minister, politician & author

Convict: The only person who likes to be stopped in the middle of a sentence.

The streets are safe in Philadelphia – it’s only the people who make them unsafe.

(1920 – 1991) American police officer & mayor of Philadelphia

Here's how easy it was to get away with bank robbery back in the ‘30s – as long as you weren’t still there when the police arrived, you had a 99% chance of getting away with it.

(1982 – ) American comedian, actor, writer & producer

If crime went down 100%, it would still be fifty times higher than it should be.

American politician

Shoplifter: A person with a gift of grab.

Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

Mugger: A benevolent citizen of the streets who frequently spares the lives of total strangers in exchange for any cash and valuables in their possession.

It’s better to be tried by twelve men than to be carried by six.