Nikki Ramirez

“Police officers who had just come from an emotionally fraught situation—a suicide, or a domestic abuse call in which a child was involved—were more likely to use excessive force.”
― Michael Lewis, The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy

“Why is it that people channel so many of their hang-ups about people who are poor or unsuccessful into the food-stamps program?” asks Concannon as we settle into our chairs, then answers his own question.”
― Michael Lewis, The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy

“Dispatch sent them right back out without time to decompress,” said DJ. “Give them a break in between and maybe they behave differently.”
― Michael Lewis, The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy

“If you had asked Ali, before he went to New Orleans, what he thought of people who didn’t help themselves, he would have said, “My parents had to start all over again. What’s the big deal? Just suck it up.” The sight of little kids post-Katrina jolted him. “It kind of blew my mind—if you are in kindergarten you should at least get a fair shot. It was just eye-opening: to see how much your geography could determine the opportunities available to you.”
― Michael Lewis, The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy