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title: "10 Police Need Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Police Need quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Police Need sayings and thoughts."
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> [The police need to come down to street level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/the-police-need-to-come-down-to-street-level/)

[Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/alexander-mcqueen-3419_come_the-police-need-to-come-down-to-street-l_2265068.jpg)

> [If the police need more help to do their work, I will not hesitate in granting it to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theresa-may/if-the-police-need-more-help-to-do-their-work-i-will-not-hesitate-in/)

[Theresa May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theresa-may/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/theresa-may-2801_help_if-the-police-need-more-help-to-do-their_2654017.jpg)

> [This is impossible. I can't believe it. We need to change our POLICE system, where in we need to punish police officers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mak-786/this-is-impossible-i-can-t-believe-it-we-need-to-change-our-police/)

[Mak\_786](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mak-786/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c9/mak-786-30_impossible_this-is-impossible-i-can-t-believe-it-we_57993.jpg)

> [“The police need to learn that repeatedly threatening to arrest a person that is fully compliant is going to make life harder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-magee/the-police-need-to-learn-that-repeatedly-threatening-to-arrest-a/)

[Steven Magee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-magee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/steven-magee-129_arrest_the-police-need-to-learn-that-repeatedly_421470.jpg)

> [“Police need not announce themselves if doing so would jeopardize their safety, if they are in the midst of an emergency,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/radley-balko/police-need-not-announce-themselves-if-doing-so-would-jeopardize/)

[Radley Balko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/radley-balko/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df3/radley-balko-16195_safety_police-need-not-announce-themselves-if-d_1126423.jpg)

> [When the culture of police departments is sometimes infused with bias or preconceived ideas against certain groups, there needs to be reform…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/when-the-culture-of-police-departments-is-sometimes-infused-with-bias/)

[Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/al-sharpton-2091_against_when-the-culture-of-police-departments-i_2253920.png)

> [I vote Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-letterman/i-vote-democrat-because-i-m-way-too-irresponsible-to-own-a-gun-and-i/)

[David Letterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-letterman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/david-letterman-378_amendment_i-vote-democrat-because-i-m-way-too-irre_53919.jpg)

> [There are some situations where the police need to have adequate resources on hand in order to be able to go into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-wheeler/there-are-some-situations-where-the-police-need-to-have-adequate/)

[Ted Wheeler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-wheeler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/776/ted-wheeler-5816_go_there-are-some-situations-where-the-poli_1919841.jpg)

> [I believe my first duty is to survive. And I'm not just talking about criminals coming into my home. I once seriously…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-believe-my-first-duty-is-to-survive-and-i-m-not-just-talking-about/)

[George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/george-carlin-155_believe_i-believe-my-first-duty-is-to-survive-an_544967.jpg)

> [An alienated population seldom provides the tip-offs the police need to catch criminals, or the evidence in court needed to convict. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-green/an-alienated-population-seldom-provides-the-tip-offs-the-police-need/)

[Damian Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6a/damian-green-4883_attitude_an-alienated-population-seldom-provides_3033093.png)

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