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In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and I firmly believe that our nation's laws and resources need to reflect the seriousness of these terrible crimes.

I think people should be angry at things that are worthy of anger. Injustice is outrageous and deserves outrage.

My people have been sucked into the violence because some feel they have to retaliate, and some feel they have to protect themselves.

I don't think the biggest crime is to not sympathize with people. I think the biggest crime is to not be interested.

On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of a victim can drive an appetite for retribution.

I'm not affected by violence the way some people are. I don't know why, but I enjoy that intensity.

Liberals need to take the advice they routinely give to conservatives: that there are consequences to their divisive rhetoric, and that in their attempts to score political points, they are also inciting violence.

Some on the Left can be very selective about the kinds of violence they oppose. For some of them, gun violence is a crime to be decried - unless it is committed by an 'aggrieved' victim against what they consider a corrupt institution.

Liberals are stalwart defenders of civil liberties - provided we're only talking about criminals.

The poor and minorities are disproportionately both crime's perpetrators and its victims. People are saddened when this happens but not surprised.