"We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime"
About this Quote
The real target is packed into “those we suspect.” Suspicion is messy, contagious, and often political; it’s how fear gets dressed up as certainty. Jagger’s subtext is that the moment a society starts treating suspicion as conviction, it’s not just flirting with violence - it’s normalizing it. “Committed a crime” is deliberately generic, too, making the quote portable across contexts: vigilante justice, police overreach, paramilitary crackdowns, the public’s appetite for instant punishment. She doesn’t argue case law; she draws a bright moral line and dares you to cross it.
As a celebrity-activist, Jagger’s intent is strategic: plain language that can travel through headlines and TV clips without losing its bite. It reads like a response to an atmosphere where the state (or the crowd) feels entitled to execute first and verify later. The point isn’t nuance; it’s restraint - and the accusation that restraint is slipping.
Quote Details
| Topic | Justice |
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| Source | Help us find the source |
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Citation Formats
APA Style (7th ed.)
Jagger, Bianca. (2026, January 16). We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/we-are-not-supposed-to-go-out-and-kill-all-those-139233/
Chicago Style
Jagger, Bianca. "We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/we-are-not-supposed-to-go-out-and-kill-all-those-139233/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/we-are-not-supposed-to-go-out-and-kill-all-those-139233/. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.


