“We've all had some level of injustice, whether 20 years in prison, or 20 minutes sitting in your car waiting for a police officer to determine your future. Or even a few moments in an elevator with some woman clutching her purse thinking you're going to rob her ¾ regardless of celebrity, that has happened to me.” ThinkingYearsMomentsWaitingLevelsHappenedMinutesCarSittingPolicePrisonInjusticeDetermineOur FutureOfficersYour FuturePursesPolice OfficerElevators Author:Denzel Washington
“In no way have we contemplated the intervention of the army in tasks that belong to police at the different levels of government. What is contemplated .. is support from the army in these tasks but not in direct actions that correspond to municipal, state and federal police.” WayDifferentStatesGovernmentActionLevelsSupportTasksDirectArmyPoliceContemplationInterventionDifferent LevelsDirect Action Author:Ruben Aguilar
“They really do feel under attack, rank-and-file officers and much of American police leadership, that they feel they're under attack from the federal government at the highest levels. So that's something we need to understand also, this sense of perception that becomes a reality.” NeedsFeelsRealityGovernmentLeadershipLevelsPerceptionHighestPoliceOfficersFederal GovernmentFiles Author:William Bratton
“Nobody wants zealotry in a police force, you know? You do want to know that the guy who's got that badge, is confident enough to judge a certain level of benign corruption. Like a man steals some food to feed his starving children.” KnowsMenWantChildrenEnoughGuyCertainForceLevelsJudgingPoliceCorruptionStealingStarvingBadgesBenignPolice ForceZealotry Author:Russell Crowe
“I've been with police on patrol. When you have a gun, you just feel different. There's a protective level and you feel all those feelings. You feel a little bit macho and a little bit frightened.” FeelsLittlesDifferentFeelingsBitsLevelsLittle BitGunPoliceFrightenedProtectiveMacho Author:Matt Servitto
“The disturbing video taken by Keith Lamont Scott`s wife showing the moment her husband was killed by police in Charlotte provides a sobering window into the high level of compliance that people of color feel they need to maintain in their interactions with police.” PeopleNeedsFeelsMomentsLevelsTakenWifeColorHusbandWindowPoliceVideoInteractionDisturbingHigh LevelComplianceKeithCharlotte Author:Chris Hayes
“When young black men reach a certain age - whether or not there is incarceration in their families - they themselves are the target of police stops, interrogations, frisks, often for no reason other than their race. And, of course, this level of harassment sends a message to them, often at an early age: No matter who you are or what you do, you're going to find yourself behind bars one way or the other. This reinforces the sense that prison is part of their destiny, rather than a choice one makes.” MenWayMatterReasonAgeYoungCertainChoicesCoursesBlackLevelsRaceBehindsDestinyMessagesPoliceWho You ArePrisonBarsOne WayNo ReasonFinding YourselfTargetHarassmentIncarcerationInterrogation Author:Michelle Alexander
“I'm not interested in details that might get someone into trouble. I'm more interested in generalities rather than the particulars, as a journalist would be. Names, dates and times don't interest me at all. I'm interested in feelings and emotions. Most people are game, once they realize that you're on the level as far as that's concerned and you're not about exposing them, then they feel quite free to talk about it. Police officers and social workers are no exception.” PeopleFeelsFeelingsMightWould BeGamesNamesSocialInterestRealizingLevelsEmotionTroubleConcernedPoliceWorkersDetailsJournalistExceptionOfficersNot InterestedFeelings And EmotionsPolice OfficerExposingSocial WorkerGeneralities Author:Irvine Welsh
“D'you ever wonder what it would be like if our positions were reversed?' I ask. At Jack's puzzled look I continue. 'If we whites were in charge instead of you Crosses?' 'Can't say it's ever crossed my mind,' Jack shrugs. 'I used to think about it a lot,' I sigh. 'Dreams of living in a world with no more discrimination, no more prejudice, a fair police force, an equal justice system, equality of education, equality of life, a level playing field.” IfsThinkingWorldMindLooksDreamWould BeUsedAsksForceJusticeLevelsWonderFieldsPositionEqualFairsCrossesPrejudicePoliceDiscriminationSighJustice SystemPlaying FieldsPuzzledPolice ForceLevel Playing FieldEqual JusticeNoughts And Crosses Author:Malorie Blackman
“In Chicago, having crashed his motorcycle into a car. According to police reports, his blood-alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit and he told officers: Just charge me with the usual.” ThreeLevelsBloodCarLimitsPoliceAlcoholReportsHockeyChicagoOfficersUsualThree TimesMotorcycle Author:Bob Probert
“However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.” MenFunnyLevelsLowsPoliceSarcasticPolicemenCrisps Author:Quentin Crisp