I know Russ was your lap dog. Jerk the chain and he'll do whatever.

Josie

Little boot's growing up.

John

Lydia: I am really happy for her though 'cause she's got this guy. He treats her nice. He's great. I just never thought that when my 62 year old Mom moved back in that she'd be having more sex than me.
Russell: Well, she couldn't be having less.

All cops have to make judgment calls they hope they won't regret. No cop ever bats a thousand.

Narrator

Chickie: I dealt with it for five years, you can't take it for four hours.
John: When he was drunk, he was funny. If I've gotta hear one more thing about AA, I'm going bring back the Daryl Gates chokehold myself.

Josie: In my Newton gang unit days we never needed any help. We worked triples by ourselves. One detective, highest clearance rate in the city.
Sammy: I heard they were weeping in the halls when you left. Why don't you go back.

Ben: The Den Mother?
Chickie: You'd prefer Buzz the Badge Bunny? That's what they used to call her.

Somebody shot Nobody.

Sammy

Nate: Remember his brother, Bigfoot? The funeral he had: stretch Hummers and strippers throwing cash.

A support group? She was terrified. She needed a restraining order not a hug.

Lydia

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 couple of hours ago little buddy's ripping flesh off a dead guy, now he's sitting on granny's lap getting a tummy rub.

Sammy

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