Ted Wheeler Quotes

I just feel that getting out there physically and protecting New York, putting my arms around everyone and protecting them... to see this happen to our city and our community.

We stand for law and order, so we will not allow the scourge of violence to infect our communities.

We're asking that the Compton citizens have a zero tolerance policy against violence.

More guns are not the answer to keeping our kids and our communities safer.

We need the cops, especially in the black community.

America has a right to the Second Amendment, but the people of America have a right to safety and the prevention of gun violence in their community.

There are really two core principles at play here. There's giving people a voice so that people can express their opinions. Then, there's keeping the community safe, which I think is really important. We're not gonna let people plan violence or attack each other or do bad things.

Gun violence is a plague in all of our communities, and we must come together to stop it.

There are numerous groups across the country, both local and national, that are working to prevent gun violence in our communities.

A good society is characterised not just by liberty but by mutual respect and responsibility. When this breaks down it takes a lot more than police officers to put things right.

Every American has the right to feel safe in their schools, in their churches, in their movie theaters, and in their nightclubs.

It is high time for society to stop worrying about the criminal, and to let the criminal start worrying about society. And by "society" I mean you.

We need to, as a society, collectively, unequivocally denounce any time innocent lives are lost.

I do not support the idea of defunding police departments. I believe that it does nothing to solve the root problems we must address and it makes our communities less safe.

Devices that allow people to shoot up to 100 rounds of ammunition at one time have no place in our schools, no place in our parks, no place on our streets, no place in our communities, and no place in this country.

Serving as a police officer is the toughest job in our country. As they put themselves on the line to keep us safe, they deserve our gratitude and support.

My job as Home Secretary is to keep families and communities across our country safe.

'Peace' means rules respected by everyone - big or small, rich or poor - means cooperation. It means respect for human rights and dignity.

I really believe in the power of social control coming from within the community itself. The community protecting itself, its children, its teenagers, you know? I think that's far more effective than a police presence.

As I have pointed out time and again, it's a hell of a lot cheaper to send little kids to school than it is to let them grow up into young thugs who have to be sent to prison, not to mention the savings in the wear and tear on the nerves, property, and safety of the rest of the citizenry.

We have to take the guns away from these people that have them and they are bad people that shouldn't have them.

Our tears are not enough. Our words and our prayers are not enough. If we really want to honor these twelve men and women, if we really want to be a country where we can go to work and go to school and walk our streets free from senseless violence, without so many lives being stolen by a bullet from a gun, then we're gonna have to change. We're gonna have to change.

We must stand our ground to ensure that our laws reduce violence and take a hard look at laws that contribute to more violence than they prevent.

The more killing and homicides you have, the more havoc it prevents.

I will have nothing to do with a bomb!