William Bratton Professions : Law enforcement officerBorn : October 6, 1947 Browse All Authors Top 50 quotes by William Bratton I'm sorry, but any police department in America that tries to function without some form of 'stop and frisk,' or whatever terminology they use, is doomed to failure. It's that simple. William Bratton simplesorryamerica Nothing will ever replace good old fashioned police work, but Facebook and Twitter have been like a tool on our belt, In some ways it can help them in their investigations and in some ways it can hinder William Bratton police-worktoolsway We are increasingly blind for terrorism purposes and for general law enforcement purposes with the new devices and the continuing effort to make them even more secure against even court orders authorising law enforcement to have access. William Bratton effortlaworder I think that's the direction we [the americans] are going to have to go, the idea of people understanding that if you see something, say something, as simple as it sounds. William Bratton simpleideasthinking 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. William Bratton governmentleadershipreality An apology, I don't think so. I don't think that's necessary, the apology is all that's occurred since then. William Bratton us-news I can think of no person better suited to transition the culture of an institution in crisis, and lead its turnaround, uSC is at a crossroads, and Rick will know how to find the way forward. William Bratton latest-headlines The purposeful misrepresentation of crime data is rare but nevertheless unacceptable, and it will be dealt with accordingly. William Bratton us We don't give them out easily, he worked for them; he earned them. William Bratton us-news In his very brief career -- less than five years -- he had already proved himself to be an exceptional young officer. William Bratton us-news In that career, he had made over 159 arrests protecting and serving the citizens of this city. William Bratton us-news We are pleased with the fact that officers are beginning to reengage again. William Bratton top-news We'll work to bring things back to normal. William Bratton us The whole thesis of 'broken windows' is: If over time you don't address an issue, over time it will create a larger issue. William Bratton us We're coming out of what was a pretty widespread stoppage of certain types of activity, the discretionary type of activity, by and large. William Bratton us-news The idea of what is effectively a labor action being taken in the middle of a funeral where we're honoring the death of two police officers - I just don't understand it, i'm sorry - what was the need? William Bratton politics A hero's funeral is about grieving, not grievance, i issue no mandates, and I make no threats of discipline, but I remind you that when you don the uniform of this department, you are bound by the tradition, honor and decency that go with it. William Bratton latest-headlines They involve a lot of history in the city that's really different from some of what's going on in the country as a whole. William Bratton top-news I think it was very inappropriate at that event, that funeral was held to honor Officer Ramos, and to bring politics or to bring issues into that event, I think was very inappropriate and I do not support it. William Bratton us However we will be making an effort to sit down and talk with the (police) union leaders, in particular, to deal with their issues. William Bratton us
