Bernie Sanders Quotes

There have to be consequences for police who take the law into their own hands. There has to be a shift in the use-of-force policies that are used in departments across the country.

There's one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is why cops go unindicted.

Every bullet fired from the barrel of a police pistol was my bullet. If you call that murder, then I am the murderer.

I believe very firmly that dash cams and body cams should be instituted for every single police officer in this country. Admit it, isn't it true that you behave differently when people are watching you? You chew with your mouth closed and you mind your table manners because people are watching. Cops are no different. Dash cams and body cams should be standard operating procedure.

I wouldn't call it "police reform," but I would say that police procedure enhancement could be helpful - these police shootings are absolutely horrible.

When I was a kid the police just whupped you. Today, they whup you, and then they arrest you in order to protect themselves.

There is a necessity for police offers to control themselves as well as the people in the streets... Our police are there to help people, not to hurt people.

We are demanding police transparency and accountability so we can build trust and work together to make our communities safer.

We need to statutize what is permissible and what is not permissible. If a law enforcement agent uses a clearly unapproved technique like the knee that was on the neck of George Floyd for over eight minutes, no law enforcement agent thinks that that's right and that officer should be held accountable.

The Justice in Policing Act would enact comprehensive reforms to law enforcement that would improve police training and practices, while increasing much-needed transparency and accountability.

We have to restore trust between communities and the police.

Just because I was at an anti-police brutality protest, doesn't mean I'm anti-police. We want justice, but stop shooting unarmed people.

We have to know what we're doing. Right now, our police, in many cases, are afraid to do anything.

We need better police training.

I don't think that any law enforcement got in trouble for the event in Eugene where police sprayed the tree-sitters who were protesting the cutting of the trees for the parking garage.

You can truly grieve for every officer who's been lost in the line of duty in this country, and still be troubled by cases of police overreach.

A police officer wears a uniform. They're sworn to uphold the law. They're public servants. And they should not be above the law.

I am going to get officers training to deescalate situations, ban racial profiling, and make body cameras available.

I've met with a group of very distinguished, experienced police chiefs a few weeks ago. They admit it's an issue. They've got a lot of concerns.

A lot of police shootings are justified, but many others are not.

Decade after decade, the police culture has been just the very opposite. And that's been to ignore or to rally around. And that's something that systematically we are going to need to break this blue wall of silence if we're ever going to dramatically change and end the culture of police violence.

I certainly have written a lot about police in my life, and it's not only something that I know about, but always something that interests me.

Law enforcement officials cannot place themselves above the law that they are sworn to defend.

I don't understand why the police are infallible. They remind me a lot of the Catholic Church.