“The City of San Francisco does not pay criminals not to commit...” – Mayor, Dirty Harry ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Dirty Harry 1971

Mayor John Vernon

The City of San Francisco does not pay criminals not to commit crimes. Instead, we pay a police department.

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