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.”

— 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

We were like heroes, to stand there and observe the police, and the police were scared to move upon us.

— Bobby Seale

“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

“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

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

— Tom Metzger

“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

Our people went out every single night trying to stop crime before it happened, trying to take people off the street that they believed…

— Daryl Gates

“There are fundamentally two ways you can experience the police in America: as the people you call when there's a problem, the nice man…

— Chris L. Hayes

Police are the enforcers of America's agenda.

— Scarface

“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