Grouchy jackasses have rights too, and I have some difficulties with the idea that running from the cops automatically means you deserve to get the crap beaten out of you... grouchy jackasses and religious wierdos are the warning system for a free society. They're the ones the machine goes for first, because they're easy prey. Because of who and what they are, comparatively few folks are gonna leap to their defence and complain about them being treated badly. But if nobody says anything, then the machine starts getting the idea that it can get away with more daring stuff. Far too often, it's correct about that.
Posted by Russell Whitaker at February 3, 2004 12:00 AM | TrackBack