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- Nov 07, 2020
Police Quotes
Different views on a subject everyone has an opinion about.
This collection covers police from several angles: budget and staffing debates in major cities, a lighthearted childhood memory involving a runaway student, and a firsthand account of an outnumbered force facing a hostile crowd. Related reading: Law.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew police officers have a very difficult job. They have to make split second decisions that will impact not only the communities they serve but their families, their own personal lives.
- Incompetence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Marriage, laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence.
- Every Single Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Police officers, firefighters, EMTs - they are all out there every single day - literally just a phone call away for anyone who needs them.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
And if you want to know why great editors scare the pants off of writers everywhere, read 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' by Lynne Truss. The punctuation police are everywhere!
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
If legislators come to believe that police power is an ever-present constitutional trump card they can play whenever it suits them, overreaching is inexorable.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
A careful examination of the information available, from previous counter-terrorism investigations, demonstrates that police have never come close to having to release any dangerous terrorist suspects as a result of time constraints.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
The vast majority of A.D.A.s put everything on the line to make sure justice is served. That's what I love about prosecutors and the New York police.
- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020
The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is also true that the bigger the corporation, the more callous its heart. But unlike the state, corporations have competition and have no police powers.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most credible police shows I've ever seen were 'Barney Miller' on TV and 'The French Connection' movie. They showed the tedious side of police work.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I look at Facebook a fair bit. I see what's posted. I see the travesties and illegalities of what police forces do. And I also see and understand that it is sanctioned by the general public - or we would do something.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
A recent police study found that you're much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run.
- Being Used
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- Nov 07, 2020
Police in Washington D.C. are now using cameras to catch drivers who go through red lights. Many congressmen this week opposed the use of the red light cameras incorrectly assuming they were being used for surveillance at local brothels.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020