Battery (crime)

“We will do everything humanly possible to solve this cowardly and despicable crime.”— Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner, speaking at a press conference about the tampered sweets.

This was a vicious and unprovoked attack by Brown and Akinlolu in a crowded nightclub where Brown used a glass bottle as a weapon to strike the victim’s head twice. This kind of violence is entirely unacceptable, and the Crown Prosecution Service will work tirelessly - with the police and partners across the criminal justice system - to pursue cases like this, and prove that no one is above the law.

— Claire Campbell, Senior Crown Prosecutor, commenting on the case at Southwark Crown Court; CPS statement about the attack and upholding the law.

He is the reason four people are dead, seven are injured and countless others traumatized. And he is the reason a 16-year-old boy was sentenced two days ago to the rest of his life in prison.

— Barrow County District Attorney Brad Smith said during the sentencing hearing.

We should be able to agree that as democrats we do not tolerate people in our own ranks who shout 'Sieg Heil'.

— Lukas Hammer, Green Party MP, during the parliamentary debate on right-wing extremism and the FPÖ.

There hasn't been a single male politician who contacted me. Looking back, who reached out quickly, who said we could discuss this topic—that was, in fact, exclusively female politicians.

— Collien Fernandes, in RTL's Nachtjournal Special discussing political reactions to her accusations against her ex-husband

"People have to stop targeting professional athletes and trying to extract money. They have a target on their back and it's hard enough doing what they do. This has to stop," Schuster said. "People should focus on real victims from domestic violence. Allegations like this do a tremendous disservice to those who are really afflicted and impacted by causes like this."— Mitchell Schuster, outside of court after the verdict was read

I used to watch the old videos a lot and see how I treated people, how I spoke, and how many people I had hurt. I could have won back then, I think. Only, then I wouldn’t be alive today.

— Fröhlich, sixteen years after the 2010 DSDS finale; reflecting on his earlier self; interview with dpa