Kelly McCann Quotes (14 Quotes)

imminent attack unfolding in front of your eyes.

In clear language say, 'This may be nothing, but let me tell you what I saw.'

People in this city are starting to realize that HIV is everyone's disease.

The generation that is coming up has lived its entire life in the shadow of HIV, and that's frankly one of the concerns that we have. Because of a certain comfort level that this generation has with HIV, in part because of the advances in treatment and those young people being able to see that they can live with HIV, there is an increased complacency among young people.

This arrest comes at a great time.

A citizen should basically note first the descriptors -- height, weight, complexion, hair style, clothing, associated license plate. Then they should report it ... in a manner consistent with credibility.

You shouldn't intervene. No citizen should feel compelled unless they see something that is exactly what it appears to be,

people who are loitering in an area, evaluating the consistency or presence of security measures ... using note taking devices at visual events or a tape recorder at a visual event ... walking in a manner consistent with measuring or pacing.

Then, AIDS was still a more prominent illness among gay men. The tide was beginning to rise in communities of color, but no real attention had been given to the rise of HIV primarily outside the gay male population.

We target some of the people within the gay community who are indeed leaders, and then we train those individuals how to deliver prevention messages to other members of the gay community in bars and other social settings where men congregate.

AIDS Foundation Houston is very fortunate that AIDS Walk gifts, even though they tend to slow down, are received year-round, not just the weekend of the walk.

They can be used to react quickly to reports about Taliban and al Qaeda forces in the area, said J. Kelly McCann, a former Marine involved in special operations. Intelligence is so fluid right now, ... To fit somebody in place in order to go kill them, you've got to be able to respond quickly for that information to be useful. So now with the Marines on the ground you're talking about a reaction time that's under an hour in some cases, maybe minutes.

The average person doesn't know that they can call the FBI regional office ... you can call any of the law enforcement offices out there to protect people.

We began working on the walk at least six months ago. It's our biggest and most important fundraiser of the year.