American revolution Quote by David Grann

“For years after the American Revolution, the public opposed the creation of police departments, fearing that they would become forces of repression. Instead, citizens…

— David Grann

Police officers today are a protected class, one no politician wants to oppose. Law enforcement interests may occasionally come up short on budgetary issues,…

— Radley Balko

“Only in the mid-nineteenth century, after the growth of industrial cities and a rash of urban riots—after dread of the so-called dangerous classes surpassed…

— David Grann

“Few people realize that the primary purpose of the police is to protect the corporate interests and that protecting the general public is a…

— Steven Magee

“There were times when the world did not need policemen, because what it really did need was for somebody who knew what they were…

— Terry Pratchett

“When citizens become fearful of being assaulted or killed by police officers, you have a truly dysfunctional law enforcement department!”

— Steven Magee

“Corrupt and incompetent police officers have a long history of being protected by their colleagues, police internal affairs and the government.”

— Steven Magee

No one made a decision to militarize the police in America. The change has come slowly, the result of a generation of politicians and…

— Radley Balko

“The police do a great job of shafting the general public.”

— Steven Magee

In almost all cases now the police are as much an enemy as the others.

— Tom Metzger

“There were police everywhere, bustling back and forth, murmuring in the barely audible whisper used only by cops and children. There are more similarities…

— Seanan McGuire

“So far as I have listened, before a revolution can take place, the population must lose faith in both the police and the courts.”

— Robert A. Heinlein