Olivia Benson quotes from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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[to a mother who refused to immunize her child for measles] You may want to think about shutting your mouth. My son wouldn't have pneumonia if it wasn't for you.

Benson

The world is changing. We need new rules.

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Three lives destroyed, and all because some woman named Eva was born a boy.

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Do you know how many times I've told parents to stay calm? You don't know how ridiculous that is until it happens to you.

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[about Haley] Okay, look, she is 16 years old. Best-case scenario is, she met a guy and she lost track of time. Worst case... let's not go there.

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They say talking makes things better. Try reasoning with a 6-year-old.

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Two kids were kidnapped, one of them's dead, and we have a legal system where we can't do anything about it. What the hell are we doing?

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Rob Miller is a criminal, Peter. He's a rapist, he's a murderer... and we got nothin'. And he's going to get away with all of this.

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Mrs. Miller, I've been doing this for a very long time, and sometimes, the unspeakable turns out to be the truth.

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Poor Will's been a punching bag his whole life. He finally hit back.

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These cycles of abuse are so much greater than one single act, and they never go away.

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[to Phil] Tommy was trying to make it easier for people to come out. You made it harder.

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There's only two ways for these kids to get out of BX9. And one, is in the witness box, and the other, is in a pine box.

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Let me get something straight. I am not afraid of you and you have no leverage over me. Sooner or later, I will find something.

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I've seen psychopaths before, but never one with an army behind him.