"I don't understanding why everyone is talking only about my finger instead of about the problems we're having," Bulatovic said at the time. "This was the only way for me to protect all these people around me, because I am the head of the Textile Workers' Association.
„Ne razumem zašto svi govore o mom prstu, umesto o problemima koje imamo“, rekao je tada Bulatović. „Ovo je za mene bio jedini način da zaštitim sve te ljude oko sebe, zato što sam ja lider Asocijacije tekstilnih radnika.