- Jason Petty: My court dates were so backed up that week, I hardly had any time left for school. Sometimes you had to stand around all morning when you got there. And you always run into a familiar face.
- Judge: Our society tells us that they're criminals, hoodlums, animals. What I see everyday are confused children trying to find their way through a harsh and unforgiving world.
- Jason Petty: It's almost like we were never there. We were just tryin' to make our mark in the world. Find somethin' we could call our own. And if I've changed at all, it's only because I've seen too much.
- Jason Petty: You know they shot that kid for no reason.
- Rene Petty: Oh you need a reason to get shot nowadays Jason? I don't think so.
- Jason Petty: Back at school, I had to wait a half-an-hour because the metal detectors weren't working. Then somebody pulled the fire alarm. At that point, I just called it a day.
- Jason Petty: That's how they got me. It was the one time I didn't run. I just got tired of runnin'. Somethin' had to change. So be it. I'd take the time they gave me. I could handle it.
- Jason Petty: It was starting to feel like the walls was closin' in on me. You keep runnin' forever, you run out of places to go.
- Booking Sergeant: What's your name?
- P-Nut: Dees.
- Booking Sergeant: Dees what?
- P-Nut: Dees Nuts man. Spell it N-U-T-S.