Kent: Mr. Simpson, How Do You Respond To The Charges That Petty Vandalism Such As Graffiti Is Down Eighty Percent, While Heavy Sack-beatings Are Up A Shocking Nine Hundred Percent?

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Kent: Mr. Simpson, how do you respond to the charges that petty
vandalism such as graffiti is down eighty percent, while heavy
sack-beatings are up a shocking nine hundred percent?
Homer: Aw, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent.
Forfty percent of all people know that.
Kent: I see. Well, what do you say to the accusation that your group
has been causing more crimes than it's been preventing?
Homer: [amused] Oh, Kent, I'd be lying if I said my men weren't
committing crimes.
Kent: [pause] Well, touche'.
-- Effective interview responses, "Homer the Vigilante"

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