“Good news is not news. Bad news sells. Confrontation sells. And that's what the press is always looking for. I'm not bragging, but I have the highest job-approval rating of any public official in the city. And I've had it consistently. The approval rating for the police department is 70 percent. This notion that stop-and-frisk has torn the community apart is false.” CommunityPoliceConsistentlyTornConfrontationBragging Author:Raymond Kelly
“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
“I've been the longest-serving police commissioner in the history of the department, but it's time in my life to move on. I'm ready for new adventures, new challenges.” MovingChallengesAdventurePoliceNew Adventure Author:Raymond Kelly
“When I had the job of police commissioner, 20 years ago, I was more sensitive, more cognizant of complaints and concerned about public opinion. I've learned to do what I think is the right thing. That lessens the impact of criticism. You get used to a pressurized environment and expect it every day.” ThinkingOpinionEnvironmentConcernedCriticismPoliceSensitiveRight Thing Author:Raymond Kelly
“No other agency is scrutinized like the police. Everything we do is in a goldfish bowl. We are not the most popular people in society. We do things like use deadly force; we're the bearers of bad news. We're not firefighters, who are viewed as heroic, helping people, with people loving them back. The police have a much more complex and demanding job.” PeopleHelpingPoliceHeroicHelping PeopleFirefighter Author:Raymond Kelly
