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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.

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Clearly, a large number of people who shouldn't have firearms actually apply through the process and obtain firearms.

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If there's one crime for which there has to be a certainty of punishment, it is gun violence.

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No place is unpoliceable; no crime is immune to better enforcement efforts.

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Slavery, our country's original sin, sat on a foundation codified by laws enforced by police, by slave-catchers.

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I have a temper, and it can flare from time to time, but as I've gotten older and more experienced, I think I use it in a controlled way. Oftentimes, I'm acting.

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You have to bare your fangs once in a while.

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I like having ambitious people around me. I could care less if they want my job.

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I've spent my life in the police profession, and I'm proud of that. But I am also very cognizant of the profession's limitations, its potential for abuse, and its potential negative impact.

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I was still a recruit in the Boston Police Academy when I attended my first police funeral. It was September 28, 1970. I remember it still.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: October 6th, 1947

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