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Sitting in the backseat, singing away, it felt like a real family moment, and my mother, she'd be driving along, singing at the top of her voice. And we'd even get the policeman in the car, he'd be occasionally singing along, as well. – Prince William and Prince George	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Claiming that this deputy discharged 10 shots to get himself out of harm's way is a clear attempt to justify the killing of these teens, this disturbing incident, which cost the lives of two Black teens, again documents the dangers of driving or even riding while Black -- since the deputy also shot into the backseat, killing a passenger. – Benjamin Crump	Found on CNN 4 years ago
A weapon is found in the backseat, although the gun looks real, it's actually a pellet gun. – Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Do something that always reminds you that you have a loving package in the backseat of that car. – Constable Alan Rosen	Found on CNN 6 years ago
She grabbed it out of the backseat. She opened the door and just grabbed it and then she ran to her car and I ran after her. – Mary Barrineau	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
In my conversations with our global customers it is clear that short-term shift in economic growth factors have taken a backseat to ensuring the sovereignty and security of the nations that face the security threats. – Chief Executive Tom Kennedy	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Yeah, there’s a gun in the backseat. – Dylann Roof	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I take a backseat to no one. – Bill Clinton	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We all felt for years that we took a backseat to the women's business, also, based on the growth you have seen in menswear, it was just an organic decision to that you had to play it up a little bit more. – Kevin Harter	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Youth makes poor judgment. Youth is driven by hormones. Reason takes a backseat to blind obsession with the opposite sex. – Cipy	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Actors and Actors' Equity has always been at the forefront of these things, the fight against AIDS, discrimination and marriage equality. I just don't know why we're taking a backseat to this. Why are we not at the forefront? – Eric Ulloa	Found on FOX News 9 years ago

Sitting in the backseat, singing away, it felt like a real family moment, and my mother, she'd be driving along, singing at the top of her voice. And we'd even get the policeman in the car, he'd be occasionally singing along, as well.

– Prince William and Prince George

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Claiming that this deputy discharged 10 shots to get himself out of harm's way is a clear attempt to justify the killing of these teens, this disturbing incident, which cost the lives of two Black teens, again documents the dangers of driving or even riding while Black -- since the deputy also shot into the backseat, killing a passenger.

– Benjamin Crump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

A weapon is found in the backseat, although the gun looks real, it's actually a pellet gun.

– Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Do something that always reminds you that you have a loving package in the backseat of that car.

– Constable Alan Rosen

Found on CNN
6 years ago

She grabbed it out of the backseat. She opened the door and just grabbed it and then she ran to her car and I ran after her.

– Mary Barrineau

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

In my conversations with our global customers it is clear that short-term shift in economic growth factors have taken a backseat to ensuring the sovereignty and security of the nations that face the security threats.

– Chief Executive Tom Kennedy

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Yeah, there’s a gun in the backseat.

– Dylann Roof

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I take a backseat to no one.

– Bill Clinton

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We all felt for years that we took a backseat to the women's business, also, based on the growth you have seen in menswear, it was just an organic decision to that you had to play it up a little bit more.

– Kevin Harter

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Youth makes poor judgment. Youth is driven by hormones. Reason takes a backseat to blind obsession with the opposite sex.

– Cipy

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Actors and Actors' Equity has always been at the forefront of these things, the fight against AIDS, discrimination and marriage equality. I just don't know why we're taking a backseat to this. Why are we not at the forefront?

– Eric Ulloa

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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