Gleb Pavlovsky:

In this kind of atmosphere, everything is possible. This is a Weimar atmosphere. There are no longer any limits.

Susannah Karlsson, of Brooklyn Defender Services, on Corrective Education Company:

It's a private company acting as prosecutor, judge, jury, and collector. That's remarkable.

Charlie Stross:

Some folks (especially Americans) seem to think that their AR-15s are a guarantor that they can resist tyranny. But guns are an 18th century response to 18th century threats to democracy. Capital doesn't need to point a gun at you to remove your democratic rights: it just needs more cameras, more cops, and a legal system that is fair and just and bankrupts you if you are ever charged with public disorder and don't plead guilty.