This is what happens when police get tunnel vision. They shoot the arrow, then they draw the target. They lose their objectivity and that's why we have juries. |
this shocking, disgraceful conduct demands prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. |
This small treasure was appraised recently at 5 million dollars, ... But it carries a lesson more valuable than that. The lesson is that America is not a safe haven for stolen art. We will help find it. |
This was a very serious threat, ... We did precisely what we should have done. In a similar situation, we will do exactly the same thing. |
This was not an exercise in Monday morning quarterbacking, |
Today the ATF took decisive steps to bring down an armed and dangerous militia group that was charged with conspiring to cause civil unrest, |
Today the ATF took decisive steps to bring down an armed and dangerous militia group that was charged with conspiring to cause civil unrest. |
was meant to injure people. |
We are taking all necessary precautions. |
We did precisely the right thing, ... We had no choice but to respond the way we did. |
We don't have a crystal ball but I think we're well prepared to respond to any eventuality. |
We have prepared our response to be one of flexibility, one of mobility, of being able to move quickly in small tactical groups but also to mass our resources if necessary, |
We have to react quickly to world events, ... We don't know when there is a bombing someplace else in the world, whether or not it's part of a conspiracy, a bigger plot. |
We will pay, and are paying, close attention to hotels and sensitive locations such as landmark buildings, the financial district, and ferry terminals, |
We'll be using, in essence, the entire department, |