"To get a call at 3:30 or 4'oclock in the morning or 2 o'clock in the morning and some cousin of a family remember is saying that my cousin just got shot or my son just got killed ... that has a tremendous impact on the community. Because the community pulse is saying, you know, we're tired. Enough is enough," he said.
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"For anyone who says that a teacher shouldn't curse in front of students, I say they haven't been on a football field or in the dugout in a baseball game," he told the newspaper. "If you could go incognito in those settings and somehow gather audio, you might be surprised at what is said."