227 Best Shameless Quotes: Frank Gallagher (2023)

1. “Good, I was hoping for that.” 

2. [smirks] I'm not.

3. “My name's Lucas.”

4. Jeremy Allen White

5. “I know your type.”

6. Who Are You? ” — Fiona

7. I’m Leaving. ” — Mickey

8. “None of your business.” 

9. [smiles] What's the point?

10. “For a violin, you A-hole.”

11. [perplexed] Why would they?

12. (Svetlana has a strap on...)

13. “Oh, yeah? What type is that?”

14. “What? You think it’s stupid.”

15. (Ian won't come out of bed...)

16. “Jesus, Henley.”

17. “No wonder you look so scared.” 

18. (Mickey comes out of the room...)

19. “Summertime” (Season 2, Episode 1)

20. Christ, Write That Down. — Frank.

21. “Killer Carl” (Season 1, Episode 6)

22. (Frank is screaming at the lake...)

23. “Dying is lonely. ” – Frank Gallagher

24. “Ugh. You’re shameless,” I scoffed.” 

25. “Sleep No More” (Season 6, Episode 11)

26. “And the girls you use and throw away?”

27. [Veronica almost falls off the balcony]

28. “Shame does not have any effect on shameless

29. [flashbacks of Fiona dancing in a nightclub]

30. “Shame does not have any effect on shameless” 

31. Come on! / "It's my first time on a plane, too

32. [to Debbie] Nobody *f***s* with the Gallaghers!

33. “But At Last Came A Knock” (Season 1, Episode 9)

34. “I just didn’t peg you for the tramp stamp type.”

35. “Thank God, I’m great at sex. ” – Frank Gallagher

36. “Was that a tattoo I saw on your back?” He asked. 

37. [Fiona rings Steve, as she walks through the snow]

38. [to Sammi] You think you scare me? Bring it, b*tch!

39. “Stuff just happens sometimes. ” – Phillip Gallagher

40. [Steve is driving his car through a car wash] Hello?

41. “All teenagers are sex addicts. ” – Phillip Gallagher

42. “Like that guy I hit? I’m pretty sure he felt pain.” 

43. “The Legend of Bonnie And Carl” (Season 4, Episode 9)

44. “It is a vice to be proud or unashamed of your vice.” 

45. (Frank wakes up after his liver transplant surgery...)

46. “Oh, we’re getting pizza. Fuck yeah. ” — Mickey Milkovich

47. “Wei WuXian! I haven’t seen anyone as shameless as you!” 

48. “I am whatever I need to be at the time I need to be it.” 

49. “You remind me of your mother, and that's not a good thing

50. But after you've had eight of your own, you realise that's 

51. “Everyone smokes. You’re only a rebel if you don’t. ” – Kyle

52. “Henley Brooks,” I murmured, tucking my hair behind my ear. 

53. “I had no idea people I knew could die. ” – Debbie Gallagher

54. “Pleasure. Definitely pleasure.” He fought against a smirk. 

55. [to Fiona] So is Lip getting serious about Mandy Skankovich?

56. “He doesn’t just use drugs, he uses people!” – Frank Gallagher

57. “You can’t drink him away. It won’t work. ” – Debbie Gallagher

58. “You can’t drink him away. It won’t work. ” — Debbie Gallagher

59. “I wouldn’t be here unless I was desperate. ” – Frank Gallagher

60. “Making a mental note of your face, sh*t bag. ” – Carl Gallagher

61. “We’re all addicts, just trying to fill a void. ” – Robbie Pratt

62. (Mickey is in the Alibi for the first time since he came out...)

63. [stops to yell as he exits the front door] Mel Gibson was right!

64. “If you are proud for bad reasons, shame waits around the corner” 

65. “We have a moral duty to rip this *sshole off. ” – Frank Gallagher

66. “Expenses? Alcohol and drugs are non-negotiable. ” – Frank Gallagher

67. “What’s your name?” he asked, a boyish grin creeping across his face. 

68. “You’re my best friend and the best f*ck I ever had. ” – Monica Gallagher

69. ” · “I always fantasized about having enough money to stock up on toilet 

70. “The point was, there'd be nothing to this if you were beautiful and sexy.

71. “Why was the broom late for the meeting? It overswept. ” – Frank Gallagher

72. “Why was the broom late for the meeting? It overswept. ” — Frank Gallagher

73. “You need to let me go. You need to let me let you go. ” – Fiona Gallagher

74. “You need to let me go… You need to let me let you go. ” — Fiona Gallagher

75. “I am whatever I need to be at the time I need to be it. ” – Frank Gallagher

76. “You’d worry less about what they thought if you knew how little they did.” 

77. “You’re needy and annoying. And slutty, and a bad mother. ” – Sheila Jackson

78. [gifset] #5x04 #ANightToRemem...WaitWhat?#SvetlanaMIlkovich #MickeyMilkovich

79. “I slept with a gay dude. I probably have aids right now. ” — Debbie Gallgher

80. (Police breaks up a fight between Terry and Mickey, after Mickey came out...)

81. “I slept with a gay dude. I probably have aids right now. ” – Debbie Gallagher

82. “Prison is no place for a man with naturally tight glutes. ” – Frank Gallagher

83. “You are not gonna hand a pound of meth to a six-year-old. ” – Fiona Gallagher

84. “Your current girlfriend ran over your ex-girlfriend with a car?” – Kevin Ball

85. “I’m a truth-teller. But you’re too weak to hear the truth. ” – Frank Gallagher

86. “Marriage—who gives a sh*t? It’s a f*cking piece of paper. ” – Mickey Milkovich

87. “I was raised by a con artist, so I know one when I see one. ” – Fiona Gallagher

88. “I was raised by a con artist, so I know one when I see one. ” — Fiona Gallagher

89. “Minimum wage? Just a fancy term for industrialized slavery. ” – Frank Gallagher

90. [about his alcohol addiction] I can't handle anything up my ass without alcohol!

91. · Sometimes, we need to be shameless. · Shame and modesty can't go well together 

92. “I’m the worst kind of addict. I’m addicted to the rush of life. ” – Robbie Pratt

93. “Don’t worry if you shoot a Milkovich. Nobody cares about them. ” – Carl Gallagher

94. “Don’t worry if you shoot a Milkovich. Nobody cares about them. ” — Carl Gallagher

95. “I know who I love and I know what I want, even if you don’t. ” – Debbie Gallagher

96. lipsync) : « Shameless Quotes, Fiona Gallagher #shameless #fionagallagher #quotes 

97. “If ignorance is bliss, then down syndrome’s got to be euphoria. ” – Frank Gallagher

98. (Mickey came out, he fought with his father, the police had to steps in... After...)

99. “All I had to do was pull out and you would have never been born. ” – Frank Gallagher

100. “I started to look at sex like a fight, and my weapon was my cock. ” – Jody Silverman

101. “Just because we were born here, doesn’t mean that we end up here. ” – Mandy Milkovich

102. “You cannot really shame a man who sincerely does not care what others think of him.” 

103. “A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr, Cutter, Retard, and Parasitic Twin” (Season 4, Episode 7)

104. “I got no clean drawers, and my junk hasn’t been lady-touched in a week. ” — Kevin Ball

105. “I just need someone to say, ‘Fuck it. This kid deserves a chance. ’” — ‘Lip’ Gallagher

106. “The shameless and modest, unconscionable and conscious cannot match and go together.” 

107. “I just need someone to say, ‘F*ck it. This kid deserves a chance. ’” – Phillip Gallagher

108. “This is our Chicago and we’re gonna enjoy every f*cking minute of it. ” – Frank Gallagher

109. “Doing things you don’t want to do is how you make a relationship work. ” – Frank Gallagher

110. “Doing things you don’t want to do is how you make a relationship work. ” — Frank Gallagher

111. “Every Libertarian was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple. ” – Phillip Gallagher

112. “You remind me of your mother, and that’s not a good thing. Good luck. ” – Debbie Gallagher

113. “You remind me of your mother, and that’s not a good thing. Good luck. ” — Debbie Gallagher

114. [while giving birth] OB? I need to make an appointment with a vet. I'm havin' a damn litter!

115. “I’m not homeless, I told you. I have a home, I’m just not welcome there. ” – Frank Gallagher

116. “Every day is an opportunity you don’t get back, so don’t blow it working. ” – Frank Gallagher

117. “Every time we open our hearts, every time we open our gates, we take a risk. ” – Sarah Cleary

118. “Every time we open our hearts, every time we open our gates, we take a risk. ” — Sarah Cleary

119. “Four f*cking dollars for a beer? It should be that price for a six-pack. ” – Mickey Milkovich

120. “Four fucking dollars for a beer? It should be that price for a six-pack. ” — Mickey Milkovich

121. “When you’re poor, the only way to make money is to steal it or scam it. ” – Phillip Gallagher

122. “I always fantasized about having enough money to stock up on toilet paper. ” – Fiona Gallagher

123. “I just thought squirting was a myth, like unicorns or moderate Republicans. ” — ‘Lip’ Gallagher

124. “Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations.” 

125. “Some people are shameless and mean, but above that, they are also the fool. Anyone knows why?” 

126. “You did okay, Mickey. You know, you tried. That’s a lot more than most people would do. Phillip

127. [Coming out of a depression-fueled daze] What time is it? Are you skipping school because of me?

128. “I’m washing dishes, and Carl’s got a scholarship. The world’s upside-down. ” – Phillip Gallagher

129. “If you’re waiting for a new organ, you are just interfering with God’s plan. ” – Frank Gallagher

130. “Love is not supposed to be cute. Love is supposed to be raw and destructive. ” – Frank Gallagher

131. “Love is not supposed to be cute. Love is supposed to be raw and destructive. ” — Frank Gallagher

132. “Daddy Frank, you are a serious badass and an essential member of this family. ” – Frank Gallagher

133. [about constantly getting in trouble at school] A shrink at school says I'm one of God's mistakes.

134. “This is not a dictatorship. This is America. Give me liberty, or give me meth. ” – Frank Gallagher

135. “This is not a dictatorship. This is America. Give me liberty, or give me meth. ” — Frank Gallagher

136. “We who follow this path, we struggle with our relationship with the outside world. ” – Sarah Cleary

137. “You can’t lose your virginity to a tampon. It has to be a penis with a man attached. ” — Sammi Slot

138. “You can’t lose your virginity to a tampon. It has to be a penis with a man attached. ” – Sammi Slott

139. [shouting while walking around the Chicago waterfront and drinking a beer] I'M *ALIVE,* MOTHERF***ER!

140. [to Veronica when she's about to give birth] Baby, you know what this means, right? I got a magic dick!

141. “But our sexual and gender expressions are as integral to who we are as our religious upbringings are.” 

142. “I prefer the hands yanking my Johnson to be soft, petite, and wearing nail polish. ” – Phillip Gallagher

143. “Wow,” he mumbled, and I turned back around to face him, letting the hem of my shirt fall from my hands. 

144. “I believe the answer to that question, like the answer to most questions, is fuck you!” — ‘Lip’ Gallagher

145. “Once you announce your depravity, there are plenty of other depravers seeking company. ” – Jody Silverman

146. “You’re all impulse and no consequences. Do you even think about how your actions make other people feel?”

147. “Every time we open our hearts, every time we open our gates, we take a risk. ” – Sarah Cleary · 2. “Doing 

148. “I believe the answer to that question, like the answer to most questions, is f*ck you!” – Phillip Gallagher

149. “If I had to apologize for all the stuff my father’s done, I wouldn’t have a voice left. ” – Fiona Gallagher

150. “You are gorgeous. You’re sweet. You’re funny. You’re very smart. You know that, right?” – Phillip Gallagher

151. “So you’re saying you f*cked up beyond the capacity of the modern human mind to process?” – Phillip Gallagher

152. “Tourettes coupled with bipolar disorder and a drinking problem—he’s a shrink’s wet dream. ” – Veronica Fisher

153. “Yes! It’s about me! Okay, because it’s never about me and I’m finally making it about me. ” – Fiona Gallagher

154. “You did okay, Mickey. You know, you tried. That’s a lot more than most people would do. ” – Phillip Gallagher

155. “No… no. I think that’s the sexiest tattoo I’ve ever seen. How often does someone get to finger your strings?” 

156. That's the problem isn't it? Too much is wrong with me, and you can't do anything about that. You can't change it

157. “If God didn’t want us putting things up our *ss, he would have given the rectum a gag reflex. ” – Frank Gallagher

158. “It’s not a tramp stamp. It’s my F-holes,” I corrected. His eyes had widened before he let out a long, deep laugh.

159. “The worst part about crack is long term addiction, but I won’t be around for long-term anything. ” – Bianca Samson

160. “Sun all year round, no more freezing our *sses off. Just sandals and tequila from here on, man. ” – Mickey Milkovich

161. “Look, you got to grab this tit, and you got to massage it till you get the milk ducts flowing, girl. ” – Carol Fisher

162. “When my son looks at me, I wanna see that same twinkle. And not from being stoned. That’s more of a glaze. ” – Frank Gallagher

163. “Life throws challenges at us to see what we’re made of, right? Yeah, apparently, I’m made of bourbon and blow. ” – Robbie Pratt

164. “Ah, babe, you’ve never had in-laws. This is what they do. They stop by unannounced and annoy the sh*t out of you. ” – Kevin Ball

165. “F*ck mortgage-backed security. F*ck bailouts. F*ck too big to fail. It’s time we get a piece of the action. ” – Phillip Gallagher

166. “Frank, people like the Milkoviches would love nothing more than a young, Black boy breaking into their property. ” – Liam Gallagher

167. “I am not a religious man, but every now and then, a child comes along who makes me believe in the existence of Satan. ” – Principal

168. “If you are burning, burn. If you can stand it, the shame will burn away and leave you shining, radiant, and righteously shameless.” 

169. “I need you back because of what you let me feel by allowing me to make you feel something that you don’t want to feel. ” – Sheila Jackson

170. “I’m afraid”— she reached into his open falls and stroked his aroused flesh—“ that continued association with you has made me shameless.” 

171. “Great things don’t happen in tiny little increments. You know, they happen when someone thinks completely differently. ” — ‘Lip’ Gallagher

172. “I know,” I replied, regretting the words as soon as they left my mouth. His grin grew larger as he ran his fingers through his dark hair. 

173. “Great things don’t happen in tiny little increments, you know. They happen when someone thinks completely differently. ” – Phillip Gallagher

174. “You’ve got a demon mind and a devil’s womb and heart, and your coochie smells of brimstone and sulfur! I will f*ck you up!” – Peggy Gallagher

175. [to Veronica] I thought that's what you ladies wanted. A shared housework, wage equality and all that Hunger Games, Lady Gaga girl power sh*t!

176. “Sometimes we get so wrapped up in getting what we want, that we forget to ask ourselves why we wanted it in the first place. ” – Ian Gallagher

177. “Sometimes we get so wrapped up in getting what we want, that we forget to ask ourselves why we wanted it in the first place. ” — Ian Gallagher

178. “Find someone to keep you. How? You find someone weak, stupid, and desperate. And you wear bras so your breasts levitate. ” – Svetlana Yevgenivna

179. “I love you. It means we take care of each other. It means thick and thin, good times, bad, sickness, health, all that sh*t. ” – Mickey Milkovich

180. “Typically Gallagher's #shameless #Ian #mickey #gallavich #Svetlana #debbiegallagher #carlgallagher #sammygallagher #frankgallagher #fionagallagher…”

181. [Fiona sits down on a park bench] Yeah, yeah. Jenna. It was Jenna's birthday. So you were - you were watching her. She's a lot better looking than me.

182. “When I collect a workman’s comp, some lady has to fill out the paperwork. That’s her job. If it wasn’t for me, she’d be unemployed. ” – Frank Gallagher

183. “You couldn’t count on her, but she never had a bad thing to say about anyone, and she always had a good time. And that’s something. ” – Fiona Gallagher

184. “I love so much Svetlana. Where is your favorite secondary character? #ShamelessUs #Shameless #NoelFisher #IsidoraGoreshter #MickeyMilkovich #Milkovich…”

185. “Sometimes, when people love each other very much, they need time apart, so when they come back together, their love is even stronger. ” – Sheila Jackson

186. “Don’t let your emotions completely obscure the barbaric roots of the sexual act. Don’t lose touch with the seeds of our animal nature. ” – Frank Gallagher

187. “You didn't get to bring a date because the type of girl you'd pick would want to liven things up with a group orgy before cutting the cake," I pointed out.

188. “I hate the penis. Ugly f*cking skin stick. Always trying to get in where it doesn’t belong, hoping to explode like a sticky volcano. ” – Svetlana Yevgenivna

189. “There is a virtue, I must presume, in shamelessness, since by placing on parade the things one does not know, one discovers that no one else knows either.” 

190. “I'm not hiding. I'm wearing my heart on my sleeve. Everything anyone wants to know about me is right in front of their faces. Most just don't bother to look.” 

191. “You cannot really shame a man who sincerely does not care what others think of him.” ... “I rather have a pastor that committed every horrible sin and repented, ...

192. “Look, it was fun while it lasted, but it stopped being fun right around the time she started f*cking her fake father with the scary tattoos in our bed. ” – Kevin Ball

193. “The covers slipped between them. Amelia shivered as the cool air wafted over her naked back and shoulders. “Come back to bed,” she whispered. “I need you to warm me.” 

194. “I wanna tell you something, but I don’t really wanna talk about it because I’m not sure how I feel about it, and I don’t wanna be told how to feel. ” – Debbie Gallagher

195. “I’m home! I’m home! Overweight minimum wage workers buying discount laundry detergent! I have missed you so much! God bless America! God bless America!” – Frank Gallagher

196. “Ninety percent of the world’s problems are caused by tiny words that come in pairs. I mean, we’re healthy and we’re happy, but when people ask, we say: ‘Not bad. ’” — Jimmy

197. “Bullying is a vital part of every ecosystem. It teaches kids resilience. The world is a rough place. Bullying is like getting inoculated. It’s a vaccine. ” – Frank Gallagher

198. “I rather have a pastor that committed every horrible sin and repented, than a pastor that has no place of reference to preach redemption to a packed chapel full of sinners.” 

199. “My domestic partner is a clean and sober, hard-working citizen of this country. I think he deserves the same rights as a woman who would abandon her children. ” – Frank Gallagher

200. “Ninety percent of the world’s problems are caused by tiny words that come in pairs. I mean, we’re healthy and we’re happy, but when people ask, we say, ‘Not bad. ’” – Jimmy Lishman

201. “The good parts of love are so good, you’re willing to suffer an unbelievable amount of pain just to get to them. That’s why I have been married 3 times and engaged 12. ” – Sammi Slott

202. “I’m a law enforcement officer—emphasis on the enforcement. You need to know what happened last week on Shameless? You better go find someone who actually gives a sh*t. ” – Carl Gallagher

203. “The good parts of love are so good, you’re willing to suffer an unbelievable amount of pain just to get to them. That’s why I have been married three times and engaged 12. ” — Sammi Slott

204. “One will become shameless if he does not fear insults in the worldly life. And in nischay [determination in the spiritual life] if one does not fear being insulted, he becomes independent.” 

205. “You see, this is the point I’m making with the liberal elite. In the war between the have-nots and the have-everything’s, their guilt is our ammunition. Never forget that. ” – Frank Gallagher

206. “Cardan puts up a hand. 'No, no, enough. It's all too tedious to explain. I declare this meeting at an end.' His fingers make a flicking gesture towards the door. 'Leave us. I tire of the lot of you.'

207. “I can’t tell you that this is definitely gonna work out. There’s no guarantees. But if this turns out to be a big mistake, then let’s make it the most fun big fucking mistake we’ve ever made. ” — Fiona Gallagher

208. “I can’t tell you that this is definitely gonna work out. There are no guarantees. But if this turns out to be a big mistake, then let’s make it the most fun big f*cking mistake we’ve ever made. ” – Fiona Gallagher

209. “Human misery—you can’t get enough of it! Willing a bloke to chuck himself to his death so that you can have a bit of f*cking entertainment! Serves you right if he lands on your heads, you brainless cunts. ” – Frank Gallagher

210. “Revolutions don’t come wrapped in a cute ribbon. You want to bring down power structures? You want to get in the face of people who are peddling corroded ideals? You need a uniform that screams authenticity. ” – Frank Gallagher

211. “There is the family of our birth and then there is a more noble world to which we really belong; the richness of this ideal world is often proportional to the poverty of the real, as personal grandiosity is proportional to shame.” 

212. “The funny thing about coming out is that it relies on the belief that the information you're keeping about yourself is shameful. If you were raised to be somewhat shameless, it's less of a one-time shock and more like a lifelong rumble.” 

213. “The shameless people, who work in the so-called credible agencies, some of them, are the same group people, who rape innocent children. Does anyone focus on that issue; it is also the matter of honour, dignity, moral values and privacy?” 

214. “Jan could not recall ever seeing a creature more beautiful, though there nagged somewhere at the back of his mind the notion that she ought to have seemed hideous. Why? For she was pure, admirably pure, without a twinge of conscience or shame.” 

215. “Too much! Too much is wrong with me. That’s the problem, isn’t it? Too much is wrong with me, and you can’t do anything about that. You can’t change it. You can’t fix me. Because I’m not broken, I don’t need to be fixed, okay? I’m me!” – Ian Gallagher

216. [Danforth does not raise the amount of money he's willing to offer to Frank, even if Frank tries to sweet-talk him by saying that the crucifixion of Christ was not the fault of the Jews] My ancestors and I take full credit for crucifying that Christ putz.

217. “Shame often causes me to hide my mistakes from others. But really, when I make a mistake, I should make it loud and clear, so I can see that it didn’t work as a strategy, and be able to make a course correction, either by myself or with the help of others.” 

218. “A miscue,” Sebastian remarked, deftly catching the cue ball in his hand and repositioning it. “Whenever that happens, reach for more chalk, and apply it to the tip of the cue stick while looking thoughtful. Always imply that your equipment is to blame, rather than your skills.” 

219. “They tell you that Jesus had all these messed-up ideas, but the truth is that you f*cking girls is exactly what Jesus wants you to do because that’s love and Jesus is love. You know, most of the *ssholes are closeted gays anyway. They wish they were as free as you. ” – Frank Gallagher

220. “Your life’s not simple, Fiona, and you can’t stop it from showing because you’re not fake. You’re not lost. You don’t need finding. This whole city belongs to the Jennas, I’m sick of them. I swear, Fiona, you’re nothing like anyone I’ve ever met. You make me want to enjoy my life again. ” — Jimmy

221. “Your life’s not simple, Fiona, and you can’t stop it from showing because you’re not fake. You’re not lost. You don’t need finding. This whole city belongs to the Jennas. I’m sick of them. I swear, Fiona, you’re nothing like anyone I’ve ever met. You make me want to enjoy my life again. ” – Jimmy Lishman

222. “Why would I want to come to Canada? So your national health care can make me wait 60 years for a new kidney? The whole country’s a bunch of parka-wearing, draft-dodging, chickenshit cowards who didn’t have the balls to stay home and fight the Vietcong to preserve our American way of life. ” – Frank Gallagher

223. [Fiona is silent, listening. Shot cuts to Justin driving his car across town and running for the subway, trying to find Fiona. He runs onto the platform just as the train is leaving. Once the train leaves, Justin sees Fiona on the other platform. They meet at the bottom of the stairs and find each other. They kiss]

224. “You ever talked to someone getting chemo or radiation? They feel like someone’s clawing at their teeth from the inside. They can’t remember what day it is or keep their eyes open. They lay in bed all day and get bedsores that don’t heal. Is that how you would want to spend your final days on this planet?” – Bianca Samson

225. “Imagine you are swimming. And baby shark comes out of nowhere and sinks his f*cking teeth into your ball sacks. This is what it feels like when they bite nipples. Like they have declared war. Like, if you have a hammer in your hand, you could bash the brains out of this little sh*t. This is what it feels like. ” – Svetlana Yevgenivna

226. “I forgive you for everything you’ve done. For stealing my dad’s car and driving it into Lake Michigan. For not telling me when you cut that batch of coke with just a touch of Drano. I forgive you for promising me to that drug dealer in exchange for crystal meth. I forgive you for dragging me three blocks with the car. ” – Monica Gallagher

227. “After Evie had finished her plate, Sebastian tugged her to the billiards table and handed her a cue stick with a leather tip. Ignoring her attempts to refuse him, he proceeded to instruct her in the basics of the game. “Don’t try to claim this is too scandalous for you,” he told her with mock severity. “After running off with me to Gretna Green, nothing is beyond you. Certainly not one little billiards game. Bend over the table.” 

228. [The experiments are] a very big part of it. We see some of it starting to play out in this episode, and in the following episode it takes on a whole new resonance. But in the plus column for PADRE, in terms of the kids that grow up there, is that 'Yes, we take you away from human connection. We separate you from your parents, but we have your best interests at heart and we will keep you safe.' And these experiments seem to be a bit at odds with that philosophy.