“You can be stopped if a police officer reasonably suspects a crime is about to be committed, is being committed or has been committed. Every law enforcement agency does it. It's essential to policing.” CrimePoliceCommittedLaw EnforcementPolice Officer Author:Raymond Kelly
“It doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out that if you stop or curtail stop-and-frisk, or if cops are reluctant to do it, violent crimes are going to go up.” BrainCrimeViolentCopSurgeons Author:Raymond Kelly
“I never think of the word legacy. It doesn't mean anything. You do the right thing, in my judgment, and things will work out. That's what drives me. I'm not looking for legacy or history books or whatever. I know what we've done here has saved a significant number of lives. The burden is not on me. It's on the politicians who made the decisions to limit what we're doing. They're the ones who are going to pay a price, in my judgment, if crime significantly increases.” ThinkingMeanBookDoneDecisionCrimePoliticianJudgmentWork OutBurdenSignificantLegacyRight ThingThings Will Work Out Author:Raymond Kelly