“A well-trained police officer is trained to assess these situations very quickly. The standard is: What would an objective, reasonable police officer do in this circumstance?”
“He clearly did not mean to kill anyone, did not mean to shoot anyone. He was as shocked and dismayed as anyone ... when he found out at a later point what had happened.”
“There were a number of community people here because he's a very well-liked young man because he's friendly, helpful and gets along well with different ethnic groups.”
“The aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina illustrated to me that the poor and destitute Americans on the margins of our society looked poorer than people in Third World countries, and that was amazing to me. It's just a sad illustration of the economic strata of American life.”
“I think in the future it will provide more precautions for people who are exercising their First Amendment rights and at the same time give police officers a clear directive as to how to handle those situations.”
