Unnecessary Roughness Quotes

“I am of the opinion that Aaron was not a killer.”
― José Báez, Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez

“Basically, they kept asking the jurors, could you convict Aaron Hernandez, even though there is no evidence against him and our main witness is a snitch who cut a deal to save himself?”
― José Báez, Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez

“They even organized a jersey exchange so fans could trade Aaron’s jersey for that of another player at the team’s pro shop at Gillette Stadium.”
― José Báez, Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez

“Convincing him had nothing to do with it. Once you vouch for a nigga, that’s it! You’re responsible if anything goes wrong. That’s the way of the streets.”
― José Báez, Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez

“he would later testify, that in the morning he gathered the clothes he was wearing that night and burned them.”
― José Báez, Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez

“Think about it. If you were ever accused of a serious crime, how much money could you and your family pool together to not only pay for a good lawyer but also the costs of litigation? Prosecutors have an entire police force and crime labs at their disposal, and tax payers to cover the bill.”
― José Báez, Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez

“Aaron was never shy about getting into fights before this incident and even after.”
― José Báez, Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez

“I seriously doubt that any security guard or systems analyst has any clue where the lines between different police districts are.”
― José Báez, Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez

“I think it’s fair to say that a lot happened to Hashem in that year and to remember the exact date of the shootings is an odd coincidence.”
― José Báez, Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez

“Of course once Aaron was indicted, the police never found this B or G guy who knew so much about everything that happened. After his innocuous conversation with Sherif, he was never seen again at Cure, or anywhere else for that matter.”
― José Báez, Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez