Dedication: This book is dedicated to all librarians everywhere—for they are the true keepers of the secret… — Ben Aaronovitch

For police officers, “close relative” frequently rhymes with “prime suspect.”

The media always calls this sort of thing senseless, but the motive made sense—it was just stupid, is what it was.

The main purpose of an administrative meeting is to establish collective guilt for whatever fuck-up arises out of its decisions.