Norman Siegel Quotes (16 Quotes)

We in New York chose effective law enforcement and disregarded the respect for civil rights and civil liberties. We chose the former over the latter. That was a colossal error in judgment.

It appears the police department this morning was arguing that when Channel 2 put on Captain Eric Adams, all of a sudden magically it transformed him from spokesperson for 100 Blacks into a representative of the police department.

It has potential for great harm. We are going to be watching them very closely.

Michael Bloomberg, don't be nasty and mean. Be positive. Together, we can improve race relations in New York.

Any reasonable person would have known he was not there on behalf of the city and was there as an individual.

We believe the settlement was fair in that it provides Ms. Mack and her two sons with compensatory damages for the violation of their civil rights in that the police executed an erroneous no-knock search warrant.

The city fought tooth and nail, and one can only conclude that they didn't want this information going public.

They were found not guilty. They are great Americans, and they walk the shoes of great Americans who have made America the place that it is.

The more information that they issue would shed more light on what actually happened.

We're extremely pleased. The court system worked here.

But alas the door remained locked.

When Howard Beach occurred -- and it was white on black -- everyone was upset. This is similar. Somehow because this was black on white, people think it is different. No, it isn't.

This is New York City at its best. There's absolutely no reason why these people can't stay past 1 o'clock. To paraphrase John Lennon, all we can say is 'give peace a chance.' Mr. Mayor, chill out.

More than 40 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown vs. the Board of Education said very simply that separate is inherently unequal,

The decision today says the First Amendment protects you to protest peacefully. So -- go do it

We believe that an all-black school, an all-girls' school still offends that doctrine.