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Quotes About Enforcement

The recent fascination, I think, reflects the shift in approach by law enforcement officials to embrace technology as wholeheartedly as the rest of the world.
~ Jeffery Deaver
Now, I'm not saying that we don't need rules in society. But the question of who makes the rules and on what basis becomes supremely important. Will the rule-making flow from the matrix of voluntary exchange based on the ethic of serving others through private enterprise? Or will the rules be made and enforced by people wearing guns and bulletproof vests with a license to shock or kill based on minor annoyances?
~ Jeffrey Tucker
Shut up, be happy. Obey all orders without question. The happiness you have demanded is now mandatory.
~ Jello Biafra
I may not have been to college, he said, "but I have been to the police academy." ... He went on, "What do you think we do at the police academy, surf the internet?" "I can honestly say I never gave it much th-.
~ Jennifer Echols
Mr. Kinghorn injected into Alfred's next several inhalations: "Sir, you've made your racket for going on two minutes now… I'll allow you thirty more seconds… at which point you'll either have to stop hollering or leave my bus… Am I making myself clear?
~ Jennifer Egan
Born Smart. Born Tough. Born FBI
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
And there was a stocky black guy named Desmond that Raylan met who went after offenders who missed their court dates.
~ Elmore Leonard
Here's the deal,' Raylan said. 'I'm giving you twenty-four hours to get out of this county and never come back.' Raylan looked at his watch. 'That means you have until … two-fifteen tomorrow afternoon to clear out. If I see you're still around after that, I won't hesitate to shoot you on sight. You have any questions?
~ Elmore Leonard
You take one more step, Raylan said, I'll shoot you. That's all I'm gonna say.
~ Elmore Leonard
He touched the funneled brim of his Stetson with two fingers and held open his ID case in the other hand, showing his star. He said, 'Raylan Givens, U.S. Marshals Service.
~ Elmore Leonard
I'm LEP. A captain. No rent-a-cop gnome is going to stand in the way of my orders.
~ Eoin Colfer
The officer holstered his weapon, drawing out a set of cuffs.
~ Eoin Colfer
Americans not only smoke more marijuana but also imprison more people for marijuana than any other western industrialized nation.
~ Eric Schlosser
Oh my God… we're some sort of gay enforcement squad!
~ Amy Lane
And yet vile as it was, the fugitive slave law was also, ironically, a gift to antislavery activists, both black and white, because wherever it was enforced, it allowed them to show off human beings dragged back to the hell whence they came—a more potent aid to the cause than any speech or pamphlet.
~ Andrew Delbanco
John Marshall has made his decision: now let him enforce it!
~ Andrew Jackson
Since its enactment in the weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks, the tools in the Patriot Act have been used by law enforcement to stop more than 400 terrorist threats to our families and communities.
~ Jim Gerlach
In Jair Bolsonaro's Brazil, those who disrespect the law will feel the weight of that very same law.
~ Jair Bolsonaro
Conservatives have welcomed Trump's attacks on the establishment, have cheered his boldness, and have applauded his courage. He has taken on hitherto taboo issues like immigration enforcement and has demonstrated the hollowness of what passes for conventional wisdom.
~ Tom Tancredo
State and local law enforcement are the primary protectors of the health, safety, and welfare of the people in the individual states.
~ Ron DeSantis
We can build the fence. We can triple the border patrol. We can end sanctuary cities by cutting off funding to them. We can end welfare for those here illegally.
~ Ted Cruz
First step: Build the wall. Second step: Let ICE do its job. Third step: Stop importing jihadists and welfare recipients. Fourth step: enforce e-verify to protect American jobs. Fifth step: prosecute social security card/ID theft/voting fraud.
~ Ann Coulter
President Trump is enforcing U.S. immigration law, and in doing so, protecting the well-being and in some cases the lives of U.S. citizens.
~ Kayleigh McEnany
As well-intentioned as it might be, the Ali Act suffers from glaring flaws.
~ Thomas Hauser