Quotes by Norman Siegel

“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.”

“This is New York City at its best. Theres absolutely no reason why these people cant stay past 1 oclock. To paraphrase John Lennon, all we can say is give peace a chance. Mr. Mayor, chill out.”

“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.”

“at a garbage dump.”

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

“Unfortunately, hes a child who felt rejected from the very beginning. I think its a double rejection for him.”

“Michael Bloomberg, dont be nasty and mean. Be positive. Together, we can improve race relations in New York.”

“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.”

“He had every right to be on that show and to say what he said.”

“In American jurisprudence, the accused has a right to know who the accuser is.”