Lorraine Toussaint: Rene Jackson

Quotes 

• Jimmy O'Brien : [Rene recalls 35 years ago when Jimmy and his partner pulled she and Sara over, held a gun to Rene's head and made Sara call herself a nigger]  That wasn't me.

  Rene Jackson : But you watched, and enjoyed it. And through time you have continued to watch, is this all you do?

  Jimmy O'Brien : I don't always watch and you know it you fancy assed high heeled nigger!

  [court gasps] 

  Rene Jackson : You hate me, don't you?

  Jimmy O'Brien : Yes I do, and that ain't illegal either.

  Rene Jackson : No, but you went from hating to hurting and God bless Alabama because in this state, hurting IS illegal!

• Rene Jackson : Please tell the court if you had any recent conversations with your uncle where my name came up.

  Luke : Objection, leading the witness.

  Judge Leonard : Overruled, and she's not leading, she's getting to the point. You may answer the question.

  Mary Elizabeth : Yes, your name came up.

  Rene Jackson : What did he say?

  Mary Elizabeth : He said 'I had a chance to kill that little nigger a long time ago, and the one good thing about getting older is you have a chance to correct your mistakes'.

• Mary Elizabeth : What are you doing?

  [switches off computer] 

  Davis Sims : I'm just playing around.

  Mary Elizabeth : On HATE sites?

  Davis Sims : Your uncle Jimmy is NUTS, Mom.

  Mary Elizabeth : Davis, I'm tired and I'm hungry, and I'm angry, and I don't want to take it out on you. That said, I will not have you fooling around on these hate sites. I don't want that filth in my house.

  Davis Sims : How else am I supposed to find out about this stuff?

  Mary Elizabeth : Like any normal human being, just ask: I will talk to you about anything, but I don't want this garbage in my house. And you're sitting too close anyway, your retinas are going to detach. Now come have breakfast.

  Davis Sims : I think you should see this first. It's from his website: it's a hit list.

  Mary Elizabeth : A what?

  Davis Sims : A hit list, Rene's name is on it.

  Rene Jackson : [cuts to Rene seeing it]  And my MOTHER's name, and her PHONE NUMBER, and the schedule of her prayer meetings at the CHURCH?