Quotes About Law

Domestic violent extremism is not a threat limited to any single law enforcement agency.

Since 1992 we have made dramatic progress in reducing violent crime.

My top priority as Attorney General is to continue the fight against violent crime, and step it up wherever needed.

As a border prosecutor, I've put criminals behind bars who worked for some of the most violent cartels in the world.

I strongly believe that for serious and violent criminals, we must absolutely hold them accountable for their crimes and send them to prison.

More draconian forms of policing and punishment are no guarantee of a reduction in violent crime.

Simply put, violent criminals break the law - any law - every day with impunity.

I don't believe we should allow thousands of violent felons to be released early from prison, nor do I believe we should reduce sentences for violent offenders in the future.

Simply put, Guantanamo is one of the best propaganda tools that terrorists have today. Our enemies use it to justify terrorism and recruit others to carry out violent jihad, and our allies continue to criticize it as a violation of the rule of law.

I'm Dan Gelber. As a federal prosecutor, I helped put away corporate criminals, corrupt politicians and violent gangs.

We must support our law enforcement officers, and we must start prioritizing the prevention of violent crime.

I think it does work. The fact that the law is there and injustices can be rectified, I think has a lot to do with the fact that the people in this country aren't as frustrated as they are in some of these places in Eastern Europe and don't resort to violent revolution.

I was in the courtroom prosecuting violent felonies for well over a decade.

Smart on Crime says if you commit violent crimes, you should go to jail, and go to jail for extended periods of time. For people who are engaged in non-violent crimes - any crimes, for that matter - we are looking for sentences that are proportionate to the conduct that you engaged in.

Juveniles as well as adults need to know they're going to be punished for their violent acts.

Drug trafficking is an inherently dangerous and violent business.

I do not think our security will ever be so effective that we can catch every bad person at the border, nor do I think we can expect our local law enforcement officers to anticipate and stop every violent crime or terrorist act.

Federal law provides very powerful tools, such as strict mandatory sentences, to go after repeat violent offenders who are illegally in the possession of a gun.

Here in Britain, black people are disproportionately targeted, arrested and imprisoned for drug offences, while organised and violent crime are granted a massive source of revenue.

I'm not going to allow inmates and officers to be the victims of violent people.

No one should be allowed to violently trample on the law.

No couples in Virginia can adopt other than a married couple - that's the right policy.

I married an American. He was from the Pacific Northwest but went to law school in the South, so I was living in Virginia and North Carolina.

Trump will be America's law and order president, and I look forward to working with him as the law and order governor of Virginia.