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" Gangs are born of a lethal absence of hope, and hope has an address: 130 W. Bruno St. in Los Angeles, CA 90012. "

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" Metro police can't infuse hope into those for whom hope is foreign. The algorithm does not exist that can heal the traumatized. Data-driven predictions won't result in the delivery of mental health services. "

" The mark of our society as civilized will come when we embrace confidence in the power of redemption. "

" Richard Rohr is a theologian that I read. "

" People have started to see that 'smart on crime' rather than 'tough on crime' makes sense. "

" The arms of God reach to embrace, and somehow you feel yourself just outside God's fingertips. "

" We don't need a specialized gang unit. We need patrol officers who specialize in knowing their community. "

" I don't believe in mistakes. Everything belongs, and, as the homies say, 'It's all good.' "

" Most employers just aren't willing to look beyond the dumbest or worst thing someone has done. "

" The highest hallmark of a civilized society is not the rapidity by which it exacts vengeance, but its ability to hold victim and victimizer in its compassionate heart. "

" For over twenty years, Homeboy Industries has chosen to stand with those on the margins and those whose burdens are more than they can bear; it stands with the poor and the powerless, with the easily-despised and the readily-left out. "

" God can get tiny if we're not careful. "

" I think not everything that works helps, and not everything that helps works. "

" I have never seen a hopeful person join a gang. "

" I'm the priest who has been mistaken for an ATM machine. "

" I feel called to be faithful. "

" The desire of God's heart is immeasurably larger than our imaginations can conjure. "

" Me wanting a gang member to have a different life would never be the same as that gang member wanting to have one. "

" The truth is this: Brutalized, victimized children invariably will brutalize and victimize when they grow up. Is our only response to this the certain promise that we will penalize them when they do? Or will we commit to keeping our children safe from brutality and victimization? "

" We are among the handful of countries that has difficulty distinguishing juveniles from adults where crime is concerned. We are convinced that if a child commits an adult crime, that kid is magically transformed into an adult. Consequently, we try juveniles as adults. "

" If the Los Angeles Police Department had enough officers, it could focus on one part of the community and stay there long enough to know and respect the people the officers are called on to protect and serve. "

" I love movies. "

" I'm not opposed to success. "

" There is no such thing as a bad cop, only disturbing and dominant cop thinking that will invariably lead to excessive force and tragic outcomes. "

" At its best, an injunction creates a kind of vigilant heat that moves kids toward the light. "

" I know two L.A.s. Half my life was around the house my folks had for 46 years at 3rd and Norton. The other half was in Boyle Heights on the Eastside, working with gang members. "

" When the vastness of God meets the restriction of our own humanity, words can't hold it. The best we can do is find the moments that rhyme with this expansive heart of God. "

" Dorothy Day, Cesar Chavez - these are people whose thoughts are so important. "

" God seems to be an unwilling participant in our efforts to pigeonhole Him. "

" Homeboy Bakery is an alternative to kids who have found themselves, regrettably, in gangs and want to redirect their lives. "