Oliver Thomas: “think of yourselves as survivors, not as victims”

They keep trying to come up with excuses to let this city die.

There ought to be a plan. Look, the best thing we can come up with now, you're right, is a public plan.

There's nothing too extreme to protect an American citizen's life.

We need to figure out how we sustain this. It's about time that we make our schools better, our criminal justice system work, and our streets safe.