“The right of the police of Boston to affiliate has always been questioned, never granted, is now prohibited.... There is no rightto strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time.” PoliceSafetyStrikesGrantedBostonPublic Safety Author:Calvin Coolidge
“The Boston bombing provided the opportunity for the government to turn what should have been a police investigation into a military-style occupation of an American city. This unprecedented move should frighten us as much or more than the attack itself.” ShouldHas BeensGovernmentMovingTurnsOpportunityCitiesMilitaryStyleShould HavePoliceOccupationInvestigationBostonShould Have BeenUnprecedentedBombingAmerican Cities Author:Ron Paul
“One of the great things about Houston is that they police themselves. It's the way Boston was in the '80s. No hacks or thieves are tolerated in the community, and that's HUGE.” WayCommunityHugePoliceGreat ThingsThieves80sBostonHacksHouston Author:Joe Rogan
“In Boston where community policing is so important, they don't necessarily have to like each other, but they know each other. The cops in Boston make it their business to get out of their vehicles, to engage the public, to walk around the neighborhoods. They live in the community that they police. And I think these things help.” ThinkingKnowsImportantHelpingCommunityWalksPoliceNeighborhoodVehicleCopBoston Author:Jeff Ross
“Tamerlan Tsarnaev is telling no tales. The older of the two brothers who committed the Boston Marathon bombings was likely the one who planned the attack, but when he died in a shootout with police just days after the blasts, his thoughts and motivations vanished with him.” TwoMotivationBrotherDiedPoliceCommittedTalesBostonMarathonBlastBombingTwo BrothersBoston Marathon Author:Jeffrey Kluger
“Initially, it (winning the 1967 American League Pennant) was what you would dream about in Little League. The winning pitcher, being on the mound to win the pennant, everyone congratulating me. But a few minutes later, you realize you're not going where you want to go. I was trying to get back in the dugout. Thank God for the Boston police, they were able to control the crowd. It was delirium.” WantTryingLittlesDreamAbleWinningRealizingMinutesPoliceCrowdsLeagueGet BackThank GodBostonPitcherDeliriumLittle League Author:Jim Lonborg
“You don’t get black power by chanting it. You get it by doing what the other groups have done. The Irish kept quiet. They didn’t shout “Irish Power”, “Jew Power”, [or] “Italian Power”. They kept their mouths shut and took over the police department of New York City, and the mayorship of Boston.” DoneBlackCitiesGroupsNew YorkQuietMouthsPoliceJewDepartmentItalianNew York CityBostonChantingBlack PowerPolice DepartmentCollective Action Author:Whitney M. Young