It's not very surprising that gang members would lie to police. What's surprising is that police would lie to gang members. What you end up with is this whole group of deceivers, operating in this shadowy underworld.
Chris Collins
Related During his tenure as police chief there were credible reports of summary executions of gang members ... JOANNE MARINER We file thousands of cases a year as a police agency, ... We know what the criteria is to file a cas... BERNARD PARKS Our police department keeps a pretty close watch with their gang-intervention officers, and the poli... TERRY ABBOTT We have no credible or reliable information that it's valid, ... We contacted our county gang unit, ... WILLIAM BAILEY We need to send a clear message to gang members that violent crime will not be tolerated. TIM BISHOP A gang is the same as a wolf pack; gang members do not use their energies in friendship with one ano... HANIEL LONG In Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world, we have 1,100 gangs and 120,000 gang members so it is... GREG BOYLE It's good to know that the community members have taken a stand before the gang members have taken o... LT. EDWIN TORRES Even gang members imagine a future that doesn't include gangs. GREG BOYLE It keeps the gang members off the street. DANA FENTON During this struggle, many members of police and security forces died courageously, SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC We know gang members are pouring across the border and filling up our prisons. We have a huge drug p... ANN COULTER And to move forward and to build on it (better communications) I think would be in the best interest... BRYSON PONCE The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members. TOM HAYDEN It really was the gang members which took advantage of the situation, JACK FORD If I don't speak up, who else is going to get stabbed? ... They don't know their children are having... CARLOS CRUZ The opportunity to decieve others is ever present and often tempting, and each instance of deception... SAM HARRIS This is my fundamental teaching: that there is no division between this and that. That is contained ... OSHO To instill fear in employees about their jobs is bad enough, to instill fear that members' savings a... DICK SLY I wouldn't say disappointing. I think surprising is the right word. And that includes sales to the g... PAT HANLON We've identified 800 believed to be gang members...out of that, 80 are active...some of those involv... CESAR CORTEZ It's surprising to me that the prosecutor would even think about charging (Etheridge) in this case. RANDALL UPSHAW It's not surprising that this format has worked internationally. What's surprising is that others ha... DALE KUNKEL It is important that gang members are aware that if they engage in aggravated assault, maiming, kidn... ALBERT WYNN My grandfather was a police officer. He taught Dad about lie detectors and police interrogation meth... BRIAN HERBERT I ask that we all come together as a community, that we work together to address the threat of gang ... ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA We want the message to get out to the immigrant community -- specifically the unlawful immigrant com... WAYNE WILLS I'm very pleased with this group. We'll lie low in the weeds. DAN FEZZUOGLIO What a lot of people don't realize about gangs, in my opinion, is that a gang is not there to at... MICHAEL CAINE I can't even SARAH VAN WATERSCHOOT This is a very surprising turn of events. DMITRI ALPEROVITCH You are making (Alliance One) look good, ... But you might just be making a billboard for them (gang... JERRY THOMPSON What we mean when we say that something is "cultural" is that it is roughly similar to what we find ... PASCAL BOYER The tone of this campaign is not all that surprising and does indicate that this is likely what it's... JOE GERSHTENSON I find it surprising and disappointing that somebody would bring up this issue now. It's taking a st... JOEY EICHNER This really is a very surprising discovery. HOURIG SOUROUZIAN Reasons why Harper's murder remains a mystery include the gang element involved in this case does no... ERICA SMITH It was 25 to life, mostly towards gang warfare and shooting police officers so I had to turn him awa... CHRIS GILBERT I would probably go for the upper end of this. I think really that the whole group is undervalued. BARRY DIXON There's only two people in your life you should lie to...the police and your girlfriend. JACK NICHOLSON Your heart just breaks, that's all. But you can't judge or point fingers. You just have to be lucky ... AUDREY HEPBURN Anything that impairs our ability to communicate with members is something we don't take lightly ? o... LARRY PRATT It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising. ALAN RICKMAN This is still surprising to me that we had this kind of community outbreak. DR. DOUG MOORE Geno told them why I was there, and they all came down off the truck and looked me over — I guess ... DREXEL DEAL All drama is about lies. All drama is about something that’s hidden. A drama starts because a situ... DAVID MAMET ...maybe it's only fitting that relationship that started with a lie would end with one. ALLY CARTER These included violent offenders, drug dealers and gang members. This is an important step in ensuri... ALBERTO GONZALES One day I was through Strachan’s Corner just hanging out, and they must have picked up Scrooge ear... DREXEL DEAL Thanks to the citizen's tip and the surveillance of our Gang Unit, nine guns were taken off the stre... CHIEF RONAL SERPAS With rising crime, and the threat of terrorism putting ever more pressure on the police, it is not s... DAVID DAVIS It would almost be surprising to me if we didn't have a big group each year. JAY LEWIS There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend. JACK NICHOLSON I've been in Kennedy Square for 31 years and this is the 3rd time that we've had someone's life take... LUCY JOHNSON Maybe it's only fitting that a relationship that started with a lie would end with one. ALLY CARTER I don't pick up people. This is the work of the police. If there's anybody with a case, it's the pol... YOWERI MUSEVENI Tact is to lie about others as you would have them lie about you. OLIVER HERFORD You take up for your buddies, no matter what they do. When you're a gang, you stick up for the membe... S.E. HINTON It is definitely more surprising that we found this in chimpanzees. FELIX WARNEKEN It's not surprising that the right would be against it. They are very clear about wanting to make ou... JENNIFER CHRISLER I will love myself despite the ease with which I lean toward the opposite. SHANE L. KOYCZAN What is it that makes you so angry, bothers you so deeply, that you're compelled to act? CRAIG GROESCHEL Why retire from something if you're loving it so much and enjoying it so much, and you're bl... BETTY WHITE What Fucks me... is that we both are the same... we all walk on the same path... but everything is a... DEYTH BANGER I was in Catholic school where you were taught not to lie, ... It's hard to believe a young child at... GARY WOLF Every gang member that I have worked with is enamored by the hip-hop culture and the lifestyles of t... KATHLEEN JENKINS We were elected to do a job and he's not allowing us to do that job. For instance, I'm the police co... BOBBY WHITAKER We dealt with his family members and were able to have him turn himself into the police department. GEORGE ROOSEVELT Gun buyback programs are largely gestures for Mr. Rogers' neighborhood on TV. The world of drug deal... WAYNE LAPIERRE Gun buyback programs are largely gestures for Mr. Rogers' neighborhood on TV, ... The world of drug ... WAYNE LAPIERRE A lot of those young men were just looking for love, and they got that love from Scrooge. They were ... DREXEL DEAL It is not surprising to see a lot of electronics devices selling. What is surprising is to see a lot... APURVA GAGLANI It's almost like a game, with various people playing king of the hill. These groups are structured v... DARRELL SMITH Existing members would be able to purchase initial stock in the company if they choose to. This woul... MARK SHOBE [He said the police only started attending meetings in recent weeks after he was appointed to the co... BOB BREWER It was even more surprising that they would not make the choice, even with a simple pill. DR. TARUN JAIN This is a neighborhood that has intense gang activity and alcohol-fueled violence. DANA STEVENS This is a country that destroys its finest company while its senior members languish in jail illegal... ROBERT AMSTERDAM What's surprising to me is that this is a question now that can go either way. PAUL BARWICK With the evidence that police have found, it is likely that his remarks are what would be considered... AJIRAWID SUBARNBHESAJ You have over 30,000 police officers in this state that are watching this case very closely. ERIC STOLTENBERG It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms nearly always shoo... DAVID FOSTER WALLACE We understand the gang element here has automatic weapons, but we're ready for that. And these New O... LARRY BLACK Would you approach a crazy person with a loaded gun? Well, that is exactly what you are doing with s... STEVEN MAGEE I’d like to say I’m not dressed up for anyone in particular, but that would be a lie. LISA DAILY Our members and many of our newer members are having trouble finding adequate housing. This is in re... DAVID RILEY This guy is not someone who is easy to get down. I knew we would be in position but he gets contact ... MIKE SHERMAN Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that I woul... LARRY WALL People need to understand that National Guard members are not trained police officers and they don't... ANTHONY WILLIAMS I'm in shock. I'm in awe. These guys I've been honored to coach have kept surprising me and surprisi... GEORGE HORTON The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public... ROBERT PEEL I think that when Americans go to vote, states should not list what party the candidates are affilia... JESSE VENTURA I used to be in control of a yard on Milton Street, where fellas could come there and sleep. If they... DREXEL DEAL You lie--under a mistake--
For this is the most civil sort of lie
That can be given to a man's... PEDRO CALDERON DE LA BARCA What makes the difference between a gang and a state is the belief that there is a difference betwee... JAKUB BOżYDAR WIśNIEWSKI Didn't I already answer this? ... That would not make sense. Nobody was breaking any laws. They were... ROBERT BLAKE Certainly not all of the people who evacuated to Baton Rouge are gang members, ... In fact, there ar... DON KELLY It is very troubling, but not surprising. JOHN LEHMAN It's really quite astonishing how little Floridians are getting from their 25 House members. We have... DAN SMITH This is a surprising finding, given what we know about tool use in gorillas. PATRICK MEHLMAN
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SUZANNE COLLINS Well, don't expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear. SUZANNE COLLINS Why don't I just pretend I'm on camera, Plutarch?" I say. "Yes! Perfect. One is always much bra... SUZANNE COLLINS You'll never be able to let him go. You'll always feel wrong about being with me. SUZANNE COLLINS Still, I hate them. But, of course, I hate almost everybody now. Myself more than anyone. SUZANNE COLLINS It's meant to be pretty," whispers Octavia, and I can see the tears threatening to spill over her la... SUZANNE COLLINS While I was waiting...I ate your lunch. SUZANNE COLLINS Katniss: I guess all those hours decorating cakes paid off. Peeta: Yes, frosting. The final def... SUZANNE COLLINS Katniss: I’m coming back into focus when Caesar asks him if he has a girlfriend back home. P... SUZANNE COLLINS Yeah, about that,” says Peeta, entwining his fingers in mine. “Don’t try something like that a... SUZANNE COLLINS The raw hunk of meat that used to be my enemy makes a sound, and I know where the mouth is. And I th... SUZANNE COLLINS Let the Seventy-forth Hunger Games begin, Cato, I think. Let them begin for real. SUZANNE COLLINS But I don't know what to him about the aftermath of killing a person. About how they never leave you... SUZANNE COLLINS The mayor finishes the dreary Treaty of Treason and motions for Peeta and me to shake hands. His are... SUZANNE COLLINS She reaches in, digs her hand deep into the ball, and pulls out a slip of paper. The crowd draws in ... SUZANNE COLLINS When I break into the clearing, she's on the ground, hopelessly entangled in a net. She just has the... SUZANNE COLLINS But I feel as if I did know Rue, and she'll always be with me. Everything beautiful brings her to mi... SUZANNE COLLINS Peeta's awake already, sitting on the side of the bed, looking bewildered as the trio of doctors rea... SUZANNE COLLINS He’s dozed off again, but I kiss him awake, which seems to startle him. Then he smiles as if he’... SUZANNE COLLINS But Mockingjays were never a weapon," said Madge. "They’re just songbirds. Right?" "Yea... SUZANNE COLLINS Peeta, you were supposed to wake me after a couple of hours," I say. "For what? Nothing's... SUZANNE COLLINS It's impossible to be the Mockingjay. Impossible to complete even this one sentence. Because now I k... SUZANNE COLLINS If Peeta and I were both to die, or they thought we were....My fingers fumble with the pouch on my b... SUZANNE COLLINS Y de repente es cómo si no existiera nadie más en el mundo que estas dos personas que atraviesan e... SUZANNE COLLINS Don't you see, Katniss, this will decide things. One way or the other. By the end of the day, they'l... SUZANNE COLLINS Lucky thing were allies, right? -Finnick Odair SUZANNE COLLINS I can hear him weeping but I don't care. They probably won't even bother to question her, she's so f... 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