Walk the Blue Line Quotes

“Kindness. Respect. Compassion. Empathy. You never know how these simple, small acts can help someone turn their life around.”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories

“Most people go out every day who wear a badge and they really try to do the best they can and try to help as many people as possible.”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories

“Using words to de-escalate a situation is always ideal. No cop wants a physical altercation.”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories

“Asking for help is empowering. It makes you stronger. More respected, not less.”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories

“It’s hard to explain to people the incredible emotional burden officers carry after enduring these types of incidents, especially when children are involved.”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories

“American violence mirrors that of my home country. And the laws here, much like where I was born, seem to favor criminals and not victims. Criminals get released very quickly.”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories

“Being a police officer isn’t restricted to saving someone from physical injuries. Sometimes it’s about sitting down with people who desperately need to talk—and need someone to really listen”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories

“A Malinois is like a German shepherd on crack. There’s no chill mode.”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories

“Out of every hundred men they send me, eighty are nothing but targets. The next ten shouldn’t even be at the compound. Out of the remaining ten, nine are real fighters, and the last one will be a warrior. And we have to find the warrior because he’ll be the one who brings the others back alive.”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories

“Unlike more conventional talk therapy, where you constantly revisit and discuss a traumatic event, EMDR allows you to process the trauma in fewer sessions, gently move past it so the brain will no longer be reacting in a fight-or-flight response.”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories

“we import K9s from Europe, typically German shepherds and Belgian Malinois dog breeds with working pedigrees. After a year of training as a patrol dog, they’re usually cross-trained in a specialty such as narcotics or explosives.”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories

“Look at PTSD as weight,” she says. “If you’re carrying, say, five pounds, you can fix that. If you’re carrying five hundred pounds, you’ll die.”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories

“Going into the unknown, being willing to die and leave everything behind—this is the job.”
― James Patterson, Walk the Blue Line: Real Cops, True Stories