Taking a life is a big deal to me.

Ben Sherman: You know who my father is, right?
John Cooper: Scum bag defense lawyer Ben Sherman.

My father represented this drug dealer, guy's brother went to jail. Dealer was pissed, thought it was my dad's fault. Had some people go over to visit our house. Only problem was, my dad had already walked out and left us. They were pretty pissed off. I was ten. After that, this kid I was in school with, his dad thought I should learn to defend myself. So, he took me and his son to the gun club every Saturday. Taught us both to shoot.

John Cooper: What the hell are you doing? People become cops for two reasons, alright. They need the paycheck or they like to carry a big gun and tell people what to do. Now you, you surely don't need the money. I don't think you're a freak. So what the hell are you doing here?
Ben Sherman: I'm a cop, same as you're a cop.

Dr. Campbell: So, you're ten years old, your father walks out on you, drug dealers beat up your mom and, it's fine?
Ben Sherman: And now I'm a cop, thank you Dr. Freud.

John: Can't put a price tag on man's best friend.
Ben: Sure you can.

Ben: Unarmed fourth graders, what are they going to do throw a Tranformer at somebody.
Dewey: Where the Hell's Optimus Prime when you need him?

If I'm going to get fired, it might as well be for doing the job the right way

My uncle Sid gets more action and he's on dialysis.

It's not everyday a murder scene turns into a block party.

Ben: I thought you had a dog?
Sammy: My ex has him, along with my kid and everything else.

Badge bunnies are predators. I don't go after them. They come after me.

Southland Quotes

It seems like it changes nothing... but every once and awhile, you get to take a bad guy off the streets for good. And that, my friend, is God's work.

John Cooper

Taking a life is a big deal to me.

Ben Sherman