Some of these kids carry the Book of Mormon with them while they are gang-banging. Sgt Ron Stallworth, Salt Lake Metro Gang Unit, retired
I’ve even arrested kids who were out all night doing beer and robberies and they are completely intoxicated, and there are asking, How long is it going to be because they have to go to Church and fulfil their Church duties. Detective Break Merino, Salt Lake PD
Once they get involved in the gang lifestyle, it really becomes about the gang and less about the family. Susan Burke, Gang Prevention specialist
We had to live a double life – on Sundays we would be at Church, and the rest of the week we would be climbing C – you know what I’m saying? It’s all about the do or die. Mr C aka Kinikini Miles
I’m a Church guy. Mr C
In a gang you are either going to be six feet under or you are going to be doing life in prison – that’s the bottom line. I do believe that gangs is a tool of Satan to pull these kids from their potential. Mr C
In forty-eight hours I’m going to be deader than Saturday night in Salt Lake City. Red Dwarf s7e7: Epideme, BBC 1997
For years there have been well-known houses of prostitution in Salt Lake which have been under police surveillance, and at stated periods have contributed materially to the revenues of the municipality. Several of these houses are situated on the main and prominent streets of the city, and with their keepers and proprietors have been, and are by reputation, generally known in the community. C S Varian, Assistant US Attorney for Utah, 1880s
The problem is getting worse by the day and no-one is immune. But Salt Lake’s appetite for prescription drugs has created an entirely new breed of dealer: one that plugs directly into the City’s religious culture. Drugs Inc s5e1: Salt Lake Sinners, National Geographic 2014
There’s one drug that stands out from the pack: Oxycodone ... In 2012 over 50% of prescription opioid deaths in Utah were caused by Oxycodone. ibid.
The city’s drug market is changing fast. Heroin is in huge demand. ibid.
Mexico’s most feared cartel is closing in. ibid.
Salt Lake City has 2,500 known gang members. ibid.
Just the other day the AP wire had a story about a man from Arkansas who entered some kind of contest and won a two-week vacation – all expenses paid – wherever he wanted to go. Any place in the world: Mongolia, Easter Island, the Turkish Riviera ... but his choice was Salt Lake City, and that’s where he went. Is this man a registered voter? Has he come to grips with the issues? Has he bathed in the blood of the lamb? Hunter S Thompson, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72
The guy’s dull. Like Saturday night in Salt Lake City dull. Better Call Saul s5e5: Dedicado a Max, Mr X to Kim & Saul, AMC 2020