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> [ I think that's the direction we \[the americans\] are going to have to go, the idea of people understanding that if you see something, say something, as simple as it sounds. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-bratton/i-think-that-s-the-direction-we-the-americans-are-going-to-have-to-go/)

[William Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-bratton/)

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## More by William Bratton

> [We are increasingly blind for terrorism purposes and for general law enforcement purposes with the new devices and the continuing effort to make them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-bratton/we-are-increasingly-blind-for-terrorism-purposes-and-for-general-law/)

[William Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-bratton/)

> [ I think that's the direction we \[the americans\] are going to have to go, the idea of people understanding that if you see something,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-bratton/i-think-that-s-the-direction-we-the-americans-are-going-to-have-to-go/)

[William Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-bratton/)

> [Nothing will ever replace good old fashioned police work, but Facebook and Twitter have been like a tool on our belt, In some ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-bratton/nothing-will-ever-replace-good-old-fashioned-police-work-but-facebook/)

[William Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-bratton/)

> [They really do feel under attack, rank-and-file officers and much of American police leadership, that they feel they're under attack from the federal government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-bratton/they-really-do-feel-under-attack-rank-and-file-officers-and-much-of/)

[William Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-bratton/)

> [I'm sorry, but any police department in America that tries to function without some form of 'stop and frisk,' or whatever terminology they use,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-bratton/i-m-sorry-but-any-police-department-in-america-that-tries-to-function/)

[William Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-bratton/)

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