Deescalate Quotes

“I am self taught in how to control potentially dangerous encounters with police officers and how to deescalate the situation by calling 911.”
― Steven Magee

“The techniques I developed to control potentially dangerous encounters with police officers and how to deescalate the situation by calling 911 were put to the test in the high altitude Denver International Airport in 2022. I was successful in controlling the situation and I walked away without being touched or charged by the three police officers involved. I filed a complaint regarding the unfortunate encounter afterwards to protect future airport travelers there.”
― Steven Magee

“The best thing to do when you receive an aggressive phone call is to hang up.”
― Steven Magee

“While calling 911 for a police supervisor is no guarantee that it will deescalate a toxic police officer, it does make it much harder for the abuser to continue to elevate the situation.”
― Steven Magee

“At the point you inform a police officer they are harassing you, the burden is placed onto them to deescalate the situation.”
― Steven Magee

“If a police officer does not deescalate the situation after you have informed them that they are harassing you, they may progress to assaulting or killing you.”
― Steven Magee

“As a police corruption researcher, I know how to deal with harassing police officers and deescalate a toxic encounter that is getting potentially dangerous.”
― Steven Magee

“If I notice a police officer is following me, I always offer to hold hands with them!”
― Steven Magee