American Crime Story

Johnnie Cochran:
Come on, I had your job. I know the drill. The police commission determined the officer acted in self-defence. The officers were scared. There were seven of them with guns up against one mentally ill woman with a knife.

Christopher Darden:
Johnnie, I tried. You know all they had to claim was that their lives were in danger.

Johnnie Cochran:
Danger. They shot her in the back. You know, it’s remarkable to me how many black folks get shot in the backside, while they… [mimes] attacking. Like they’re going backwards and forwards at the same time.