They say they have your back but they will throw you under the bus faster than anyone.

Mendoza

The LAPD serves 4 million people speaking over 100 different languages. Sometimes things get lost in translation.

Narrator

Look around. You ain't riding with some boot.

Hank

Easy to get the digits when you're wearing a badge.

Sammy

Cooper: Now would be a good time to upgrade dispatch.
Hank: We could always use cans and string.

You can screw my wife. You can have my kid call me crazy names but you're not using my camera, buddy.

Sammy

I'm Officer Wile E. Coyote and we're going to fry your road runner ass.

Dewey

They say that working for the LAPD is a ticket to the greatest show on earth but it isn't always easy to get to the front row.

Narrator

Broken windows lead to real crime. Assholes think they can get away with anything.

Cooper

Good news is you get to ride in a Crown Vic. It's the Super Snake of cop cars.

Ben

Crazy doesn't mean dumb.

Lydia

There's a common saying among LAPD officers. Leave your job in your locker with your badge and your uniform. It's easier said than done.

Narrator

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