Quotes About Enforcement

We shouldn't tell prosecutors to 'pick and choose' what laws to uphold.

As New York's chief law enforcement officer, I have taken a hard line against those in state government who abuse the law they have sworn to uphold.

The male role is heavily policed from birth, by parents, peers and bosses. Politicians in particular are harshly kept in line by a media that seems to uphold more bizarrely rigid standards of conformity than those held by any citizen.

My mom was the organized enforcer. When someone crossed the line, mom was pretty clear-minded about how to... correct that error. But my dad led by his example, so we never wanted to do anything wrong that would, that would upset him or disturb him.

Making prohibition work is like making water run uphill; it's against nature.

Just as outlawing alcohol did not work in the 1920s, current attempts to prohibit online gambling will not work, either.

Every time the liberals pass a bill - I don't care what it involves - they stick criminal sanctions on it. They don't feel there is any way people are going to keep a law unless they can put them in jail.

From coast to coast, the FBI and Securities and Exchange Commission have ensnared people not only at hedge funds, but at technology and pharmaceutical companies, consulting and law firms, government agencies, and even a major stock exchange.

If you want to stop illegal immigration, you have to make it so that - so that the people that hire the illegal immigrants will not be in a position to hire them.

If we are to put a stop to corruption and state capture, those responsible must be brought to book.

Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else.

SDPD works to protect everyone regardless of their immigration status because trust between the community and law enforcement is key to stopping crime and keeping neighborhoods safe. If someone commits a crime, they will be held accountable whether or not they are a citizen.

Stopping and returning illegal migrants to their countries of origin must become standard procedure.

Everyone says corruption is everywhere, but for me it seems strange to say that and then not try to put the people guilty of that corruption away.

I predicted that if control of drugs were administered by law enforcement agencies, the result would be a black market more irrational and widespread than that of alcohol prohibition and the growth of enormous police-state repressive bureaucracy. And who, indeed, wanted that?

While the recent addition of the National Guard providing a support role manning computers and cameras has allowed more Border Patrol agents to work the field, more agents are still needed.

Police discipline certainly does occur; it just does not often lead to change.

It always had occurred to me that drugs misuse was obviously a major driver of demand in the criminal justice system.

We shouldn't try to turn policemen into social workers, but they should at least understand that not all offenders belong in jail.

As the state's chief law enforcement officer, it's my job to see that perpetrators of fraud are brought to justice.

I feel a special bond with the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.

We must try to understand the true weight of law enforcement officers' burdens.

I think it is likely that within every department there are some officers who subtly, if not otherwise, are biased in the way they go about enforcing the law. I think that is just life. We know that to be true.

It is not in my mind's eye that all officers will be carrying a Taser but we should have people able to deploy it.