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Choice Quotes from Miami Police Chief John Timoney
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Miami Herald, November 23, 2003
One thing is clear: [Timoney] doesn't like radical protesters, whom he
dismisses as "punks" and "knuckleheads." He personally hunts them like a
hawk picking mice off a field.
[snip]
"They look like ants scattering," Timoney said of the protesters after
riding in a helicopter to get a bird's-eye view Thursday afternoon.
"They are not the least bit bashful about what their goals are. They
were looking to raise hell, and they did."
[snip]
...Timoney was practically daring demonstrators to test police.
"If they [anarchists] don't do anything by tomorrow night, pardon the
_expression, but they look like p------," Timoney said after the boat
ride Wednesday night.
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Orlando Sentinel, November 21, 2003
"If we don't lock 'em up tonight, we'll lock 'em up tomorrow, so let's lock 'em up," Timoney said.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, November 21, 2003
"We're locking them up, piecemeal," said Miami Police Chief John
Timoney, who spent the day in shorts and polo shirt riding with a
bicycle patrol. "We'll try to do as many arrests as we can. If we don't
lock 'em up tonight, we'll lock 'em up tomorrow."
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, November 21, 2003 (a different article)
...Police Chief John Timoney said officers acted with restraint and
professionalism, giving protesters ample verbal warnings before using
any force.
[snip]
"If we didn't act when we did, it would've been worse," Timoney said.
Other police officials said that by their officers' actions, Miami
averted the five days of rioting and millions of dollars in property
damage that occurred outside the World Trade Organization meeting in
Seattle in 1999.
Miami Herald, November 21, 2003
"I thought the officers showed remarkable restraint," Timoney said.
"These are outsiders coming in to terrorize and vandalize our city."
WHDH-TV Boston, November 21, 2003
"All you have to do is look at the videotapes from Seattle and realize
the potential for destruction," Miami police Lt. Bill Schwartz said.
"And Miami was just not going to be another Seattle."
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Miami Herald, November 20, 2003
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz: "This should be a model for homeland defense."
South Florida Sun-Sentinel and AP, November 20, 2003
"There's an expectation that something will happen. We'll see," Miami
Police Chief John Timoney told WTVJ-TV as marchers gathered.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel, November 17, 2003
"It's a game of cat and mouse," Timoney said.
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Miami Herald, November 16, 2003
"This is maybe like Normandy on June 4 or June 3 -- you know something
is going to happen, but you don't know what," said Miami police Lt. Dave
Magnusson, commander of a roving team that started patrolling Friday.
"When D-Day approaches, we're going to defend the area."
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Reuters, November 12, 2003
Timoney would not go into detail on police plans except to say officers
were trained "to use the utmost restraint." Nonviolent offenders, such
as those carrying banned items or lying in the street to block traffic,
would receive warnings rather than automatic arrest, he said.
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Orlando Sentinel, November 9, 2003
The third and smallest group, Timoney said, contains the "so-called
anarchists who are hell-bent on assaulting police officers, destroying
property and tearing down barricades."
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Palm Beach Post, November 3, 2003
Winton said he is more concerned about the safety of Miami than about a
lawsuit. "I don't give two damns what the ACLU does," he said. The city,
he said, has been put in a tricky position because anarchists have been
able to disrupt trade talks everywhere else in the world in the past
two years.
He blamed the legitimate protesters the ACLU represents.
"They have provided shelter for the bad guys," Winton said. "The
peaceful protesters have helped create an environment that has been
quite fruitful for the bad guys, and now they don't want us to disturb
their right to free speech." |
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