Favorite Southland Quotes
Ben Sherman: You know who my father is, right?
John Cooper: Scum bag defense lawyer Ben Sherman.
Sometimes it feels like we're the only ones out here who aren't allowed to be idiots.
Cooper
I'm a gang detective. I can't have a f*ckin find my friend app on my phone.
Sammy
All cops have to make judgment calls they hope they won't regret. No cop ever bats a thousand.
Narrator
I find it novel Dewey, every once in a while to give a shit.
John
Officer: Does anyone really care that Mel Gibson's compound burns down?
Ben: Not me.
Officer: Guy probably has three other houses where he can beat up his girlfriend.
It's like an epidemic or something. They're just killing woman like they're nothing. Chopping off their fingers, pulling out their teeth, stuffing them in air conditioning vents, going to yoga class and opening fire. Man, I'm sick of it. You know what? If they were killing Muslims like this, everybody, they'd be protesting and trying to pass bills in Congress.
Lydia
A support group? She was terrified. She needed a restraining order not a hug.
Lydia
Mickie D's needs all the help they can get. The McRib is back.
Captain
You're a cop because you don't know how not to be one. If you feel that way, you're a cop. If you don't, you're not. You decide.
John Cooper
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
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.
