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A Broad Base Of Knowledge Is Critically Important To Our Ability To Investigate Terrorism.

New York Is Safer Than It Has Been - And It's Getting Safer. But It's Never Safe. As The Financial And Communications Capital Of The World, This Is Where Terrorists Want To Make A Statement, Where They Get The Most Bang For The Buck.

No Other Agency Is Scrutinized Like The Police. Everything We Do Is In A Goldfish Bowl. We Are Not The Most Popular People In Society. We Do Things Like Use Deadly Force; We're The Bearers Of Bad News. We're Not Firefighters, Who Are Viewed As Heroic, Helping People, With People Loving Them Back. The Police Have A Much More Complex And Demanding Job.

When I Had The Job Of Police Commissioner, 20 Years Ago, I Was More Sensitive, More Cognizant Of Complaints And Concerned About Public Opinion. I've Learned To Do What I Think Is The Right Thing. That Lessens The Impact Of Criticism. You Get Used To A Pressurized Environment And Expect It Every Day.

Good News Is Not News. Bad News Sells. Confrontation Sells. And That's What The Press Is Always Looking For. I'm Not Bragging, But I Have The Highest Job-approval Rating Of Any Public Official In The City. And I've Had It Consistently. The Approval Rating For The Police Department Is 70 Percent. This Notion That Stop-and-frisk Has Torn The Community Apart Is False.