Sex work

What we did was, we did not want to punish victims of bestiality—victims who were trafficked.

— Kash Patel, FBI Director, during testimony on FBI hiring standards and bestiality policy; explaining why he did not want to automatically disqualify victims who were trafficked.

"Each case is looked at individually and for specific facts of the conduct, what evidence the police provide, and input from the arresting officer," he said. "You also have to factor in [the] criminal history of the defendant, and whether or not they have committed these types of offences in the past, and importantly, what the judges will allow."— Vito Abruzzino, Columbiana County prosecutor, explaining how prostitution-related cases are evaluated

are surviving on the goodwill, unpaid labor, and extraordinary commitment of their staff and volunteers. But resilience should never be mistaken for sustainability.

— Anton Basenko, executive director of the International Network of People Who Use Drugs, on the burnout of HIV prevention organizations as funding dries up.

I AM SETTING THEM ALL FREE, RIGHT NOW!

— Donald Trump; in a Truth Social post announcing pardons for six people convicted of Clean Air Act violations, asserting he is setting them free.

You are a disgusting and despicable, small man, if you're a man at all. And you're a coward,

— Judge Timothy Mazzei, delivering sentence in a Riverhead, Long Island courtroom

The honest ending is people like Rue don't make it.

— Sam Levinson, in an interview with Popcast about the Season 3 finale