David Benelli Quotations

What they told me ... is they feel they were justified in their actions and they were using the amount of force necessary to overcome the situation.

I don't even have a loose shingle. There are people on this force who went to work on Monday morning and at the end of the day didn't have anything but what they were wearing.

You are fighting for your career up there. You are fighting for your name.

As far as law enforcement goes, money is at the root of everything. We need more personnel, more equipment. The DA's office needs more people and money. The corrections department needs more people and space to house prisoners.

This case became highly publicized through the media. In light of the worldwide media frenzy these officers were placed under, it was impossible for them to receive a fair investigation.

They're upset they were suspended. They thought their actions were justified given the circumstances that were at hand. They thought there should have been a full investigation before they were basically issued a summons and arraigned.

They thought their actions were justified given the circumstances that were at hand. They thought there should have been a full investigation before they were basically issued a summons and arraigned.

There will be a lot of police officers that will think this is another word for civilian review board.

If you're not able to keep the city operating, businesses and people might not come back at all. That's a tremendous Catch-22.