Police officer Quotes

“At the heart of the American paradigm is the perception that law and its agents . . . police officers, correctional officers, attorneys and judges . . . are color-blind and thus justice is impartial, objective and seeks la verdad (the truth). But, la realidad (reality) differs.”

“If you want to understand the causes of aggression, study police officers”

“Sloane wasn't interested. As a police officer he was concerned with crime, not punishment.”

“Would you approach a crazy person with a loaded gun? Well, that is exactly what you are doing with some police officers when you approach them.”

“It is one thing to train officers on fighting crime. It is a whole other thing to train them to build friendships and relationships, which are integral to fighting crime. This takes time, effort, and patience on the part of police officers.”

“If you want to routinely break the law and get away with it, then a police officer would be a great career choice for you.”

“I've always thought that I'd make a pretty good police officer, except maybe for the danger part. I have a rare medical condition that makes it difficult for me to risk getting shot, so probably I'd have to be one of those officers who work in 'do not shoot' areas.”

“Western police officers are an arguably corrupt group of people that have rigged the system to make them almost untouchable.”

“Whenever a homeless person speaks to me in the USA, I always assume that I am speaking to a police officer and play along with the suspected charade.”

“We all have inherent biases. All of us. The problem occurs when police officers or community members allow those biases to affect the choices they make as they do their job or have interactions with others.”