It has been my experience that law enforcement reports are littered with fabrications, inaccuracies, omissions, fraud, fantasies and willful blindness.
— Steven MageeAs the patriots of seventy-six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and Laws, let every American pledge his life, his property, and his sacred honor; – let every man remember that to violate the law, is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the character of his own, and his children's liberty. Let reverence for the laws, be breathed by every American mother, to the lisping babe, that prattles on her lap – let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges; – let it be written in Primmers, spelling books, and in Almanacs; – let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice. And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation; and let the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the grave and the gay, of all sexes and tongues, and colors and conditions, sacrifice unceasingly upon its altars.While ever a state of feeling, such as this, shall universally, or even, very generally prevail throughout the nation, vain will be every effort, and fruitless every attempt, to subvert our national freedom.
— Abraham LincolnNo government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty.
— Jon MeachamPolice not enforcing laws results in a high crime rate that is formally reported as a low crime rate in police statistics.
— Steven MageeYou cannot expect a corrupt law enforcement system to prosecute the illegal activities of corporations and their government minions.
— Steven MageeThere is nothing virtuous or noble about being 'tolerant' of people whose attitudes and behaviors you approve of. If you don't defend the freedom of even those individuals whose attitudes and behaviors you find disgusting, narrow-minded and offensive, then you are not tolerant. To 'tolerate' doesn't mean you like it or approve of it; it means only that you ALLOW it to EXIST--I.E., you refrain from violently interfering. The people who look to 'government' to FORCE people to be 'nice' are not tolerant.
— Larken RoseWhen teaching someone a boundary, they learn less from the enforcement of the boundary, and more from the way the boundary is established.
— Bryant McGillIf you want to routinely break the law and get away with it, then a police officer would be a great career choice for you.
— Steven MageeI am far more fearful of the police than I am of North Korea.
— Steven MageeThe organized domestic terrorism of the general public is why many people regard the police as corrupt.
— Steven Magee