Quote by Radley Balko Download Open image ““He started America’s first SWAT team.”” — Radley Balko ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Special Weapons and Tactics,” I said. “Okay?” “No problem. That’s fine,” Davis said. And that was how SWAT was born.42” — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
“You don’t mess with a man’s weapons in the USA. That’s how fistfights and civil wars start. He” — Kurt Schlichter Copy Share Image
“So..." Heather nodded slowly. "We're still here." "Yep. I think your team of SWAT guys got lost. Probably looking for their shirts." She made… — Chelsea Fine Copy Share Image
“I've never known him as a civilian. Never known him as just a regular guy, something I'm not sure he--or any warrior--can ever be… — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
“I joined the military because there is someone I have to protect.” — Hiromu Arakawa Copy Share Image
“These are my soldiers. Standing single-file line in their assembly uniforms. Black shirts, black pants, black boots. No guns. Left fist pressed against their… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Why are kids like me always being drafted into wars we didn't start?” — G. Willow Wilson Copy Share Image
“advancing your careers in some way?” A minute ago he loved America and Americans.” — Arianne Richmonde Copy Share Image
“About twenty years later, the Pentagon would begin giving away millions of pieces of military equipment to police departments across the country for everyday… — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
“In the summer of 2002, Biden was pushing his RAVE Act, an absurdly broad law that would have made venue and club owners liable… — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
“Clark wrote that there are common-law exceptions to the knock-and-announce rule known as an “exigent circumstances.” One such exception is if police believe that… — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
“Number of SWAT teams in the FBI alone in 2013: 56 Unlikely federal agencies that have used SWAT teams: US Fish and Wildlife… — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
“says the thrill of the raid may factor into why narcotics cops just don’t consider less volatile means of serving search warrants. “The thing… — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
Finally, this case should serve as yet another reminder of just how dangerous and volatile these police home invasions really are, and why we… — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
“In a couple of ways, the Watts riots were the first major incident to nudge the United States toward more militaristic policing.” — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Using general warrants, British soldiers were allowed to enter private homes, confiscate what they found, and often keep the bounty for themselves. The policy… — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
“When guarding buildings, mark a ‘DEAD’ line and announce clearly that those who cross it will be killed. Be sure to kill the first… — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
We'll all make better choices about diet, exercise, and personal health when someone else isn't paying for the consequences of those choices. — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
“Police need not announce themselves if doing so would jeopardize their safety, if they are in the midst of an emergency,” — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
