Bombastic pronouncements are expected on the anniversary of terrorist incidents like Sept. 11, ... was meant to instill fear, and fear is the most potent weapon terrorists possess.
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If the police in 1997 had been pulled back from the assertive policing, the community-based policing could have reduced crime and disorder and improved race relations. Instead we have the situations we find ourselves in now.William Bratton
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For the safety of all the public, for the safety of our officers, we need to understand intimately all that can be learned from that incident, and that is our intention, to learn, and to make changes where necessary and to do it in as transparent a manner as possible,
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We have a very robust counter-terrorism operation here in LA, similar to New York and Washington because we are always a prime target,
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The reality is, kids today ... may in fact have sampled drugs some time in their life. Does that mean we should automatically disqualify them I don't believe so,
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