Quotable Quotes

“The emotional reaction is to blame the police officers, cops gone wild … I think there is an underlying issue of crime in this community that has these peace officers on edge, they’re stressed out. People forget that it is a very stressful career, a lot more stress than you and I have in our careers. They have to confront the worst stuff that they see … I get both sides, and I get the reactionary part to blame the rogue cops and what have you. … The last thing we want to do is create a bunch of hysteria on the police officers without getting the facts in order” — Jeff Block /Coeur d’Alene.

• North Idaho reacts to officer-involved shootings /Devin Heilman, Coeur d’Alene Press

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