Charlie, what are you hanging your head for? What do you got to be ashamed of? You wanted to be a buglar so be a good one. Be proud of your chosen profession. Hold up your head.
High time somebody put the fear of God in him. The law wouldn’t, so I did.
I built my whole life on hating my father. All the time he was inside me, laughing.
I hate criminals. I don’t believe in coddling them.
I want to put him in the electric chair, where he belongs. And pull the switch myself.
It’s never the first offense. It’s just the first time they get caught.
What do you got in place of a conscience? Don’t answer. I know, a lawyer.
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