“I can finally go home and tell the constituents, law enforcement, and leaders in Washington state that Congress is treating the meth problem with the same urgency and commitment that local communities have been treating it with for years.” YearsHas BeensI CanStatesProblemHomeLawCommunityLeaderCommitmentCongressLocalsLaw EnforcementEnforcementUrgencyConstituentsLocal CommunityWashington State Author:Rick Larsen
“[T]he commitment of time, money and man power necessary for a capital case is enormous and it takes from other cases. But I think what bothers me most is that it offers to the families of the victims and the survivors a false sense of closure.” ThinkingMenCasesOffersCommitmentVictimEnormousBotherSurvivorLaw EnforcementClosure Author:Richard Brown
“We can give our intelligence and law enforcement community the powers they need to track down and take out terrorists without undermining our commitment to the rule of law, or our basic rights and liberties.” NeedsGivingLawCommunityLibertyRightsCommitmentDown AndTrackTerroristLaw EnforcementEnforcementRule Of LawNsaUnderminingBasic Rights Author:Barack Obama
“While the machinery of law enforcement and indeed the nature of crime itself have changed dramatically since the Fourth Amendment became part of the Nation's fundamental law in 1791, what the Framers understood then remains true today - that the task of combating crime and convicting the guilty will in every era seem of such critical and pressing concern that we may be lured by the temptations of expediency into forsaking our commitment to protecting individual liberty and privacy.” MaySeemsTodayLawIndividualNationsLibertyCrimeChangedUnderstoodCommitmentConcernTasksFundamentalsRemainsCriticalTemptationGuiltyErasPrivacyAmendmentsFourthLaw EnforcementEnforcementMachineryIndividual LibertyExpediencyFramersFourth Amendment Author:William J. Brennan
“330,000 members of the Fraternal Order of Police see Trump's commitment to law and order. But they also - they also hear the bad mouthing, the bad mouthing that comes from people that seize upon tragedy in the wake of police action shootings as - as a reason to - to use a broad brush to accuse law enforcement of - of implicit bias or institutional racism. And that really has got to stop.” PeopleReasonActionRacismCommitmentTragedyPoliceBiasLaw EnforcementLaw And Order Author:Mike Pence
“We've got to have all those tools. The Patriot Act tearing down those walls between intel and law enforcement are a necessary part of protecting the country. But, in the long term, the only way to defeat this terrorist bunch is through the spread of liberty and freedom. And that's a big challenge. I understand it's a challenge. It requires commitment and patience and persistence.” LongCountryTermChallengesLibertyWallCommitmentDefeatSpreadTerroristPersistenceLong TermPatriotLaw EnforcementPatriot Act Author:George W. Bush
“Although our war on drugs must be fortified with the best laws, enforcement efforts and resources, we would not be successful without your individual commitment to this cause.” WarLawIndividualCausesEffortSuccessfulDrugCommitmentResourcesBeing SuccessfulLaw EnforcementEnforcementWar On Drugs Author:Mel Carnahan
“What really drives the battle against law enforcement and punishment is not a commitment to treatment, but the widely held view that, first, we are imprisoning too many people for merely possessing illegal drugs; second, drug and other criminal sentences are too long and harsh, and third, the criminal justice system is unjustly punishing young black men. These are among the great urban myths of our time.” PeopleMenFirstsLongLawYoungBlackJusticeViewsBattleDrugCommitmentThirdsSentencesMythCriminalsPunishmentOur TimeTreatmentIllegalUrbanHarshLaw EnforcementEnforcementPossessingJustice SystemCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice SystemIllegal Drugs Author:John P. Walters
“We need safe communities that are free from methamphetamine and a federal commitment to stand next to state leadership and law enforcement in the fight against this epidemic.” NeedsStatesLawFightingNextCommunitySafeCommitmentPoliceSafetyLaw EnforcementEnforcementEpidemicsMethamphetamine Author:Rick Larsen