"I certainly do not expect anyone to fully understand the dynamics of the encounter when they were not there, but I was pleased that the committee took the time to speak with me and give my account of the arrest. No one that knows me thought that the arrest was based on race in any way. Arrests are based strictly on behavior."
"The past month has been very difficult for my family, my friends and my colleagues back in Cambridge, and it's no exaggeration to say that it would not be as easy for me to handle this without the support from the Fraternal Order of Police... and the support that the men and women who do this job have given me. Thank you very much."