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 More Quotes by William Bratton More Quotes From William Bratton Can you point out to me one mayor that has not been battling with the police unions in the last 50 years? .... So the experience of this mayor, in terms of some cops not liking him, it's nothing new. It's part of life, it's part of politics. And it is what it is. This is New York City. We voice our concerns and we voice our opinions, so what I suggest is ... that we will engage in dialogue once we get our officers respectfully mourned and buried, and return to dialogue where we can hopefully resolve whatever differences are out there. William Bratton us-news This issue is really starting to go down partisan lines, Republican/Democrat. William Bratton top-news They were quite simply assassinated. William Bratton most-read-articles The reality is that there is a divide between the police and some people in communities that need us most, but that divide can be bridged, the reality is that the people and the police can be partners. William Bratton top-news As much as we think video is the final determinant, it is not. William Bratton top-news That will definitely change behavior very quickly. William Bratton us-news You cannot police a community without effectively working with the community. William Bratton without you police community Many of the best parts of America's history would have been impossible without police. All the freedoms we enjoy - freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from fear - sit on a foundation of public safety. William Bratton best freedom fear history We all have a fundamental right to live free from fear, free from crime, and free from disorder - but while we share that right, we also share the duty to secure it. William Bratton live free duty fear Policing has to be done compassionately and consistently. You cannot police differently in Harlem than you're policing downtown. The same laws must apply. The same procedures must be employed. Certain areas at certain times may have more significant crime and require more police presence or more assertiveness, but it has to be balanced. William Bratton you crime police done It's an unfortunate fact that in the male black population, a very significant percentage of them, more so than whites or other minority candidates, because of convictions, prison records, are never going to be hired by a police department. That's a reality. That's not a byproduct of stop-and-frisk. William Bratton police black prison reality Broken-windows enforcement is really about controlling behavior to such an extent you change it: If you deal with the little things, you can keep them from going into the big things. Zero tolerance implies zealotry. It's oppressive. And it's not achievable. You're never going to be in a position to eliminate all crime. William Bratton you little-things tolerance change Quality-of-life policing is based on probable cause - an officer has witnessed a crime personally or has a witness to the crime. William Bratton personally cause witness crime Race is something that's always haunted American policing. William Bratton american something always race I disliked everything about the '60s. William Bratton disliked about everything Some cops I don't like - the corrupt, the brutal. William Bratton corrupt some like brutal Clearly, a large number of people who shouldn't have firearms actually apply through the process and obtain firearms. William Bratton through who process people If there's one crime for which there has to be a certainty of punishment, it is gun violence. William Bratton punishment crime violence gun No place is unpoliceable; no crime is immune to better enforcement efforts. William Bratton better place crime immune Stop-and-frisk is not something that you can stop. It is an absolutely basic tool of American policing. It would be like asking a doctor to give an examination to you without using his stethoscope. William Bratton doctor stop something you
