[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William J. Foristal) writes:
HI Vi,
I disagree with their decision to drop the charges against Rodney King.
However, when the police choose to break the law and inflict damage and
harm against a citizen, they must pay the price in terms of criminal and
civil trials that may result from their actions. Same is true for the
Louima case. And the state must pay the price for its failure to
train/control the actions of its employees. Unfortunately, it's usually
the lawyers who get rich from these cases and not the people who were
victimized. Just because King is a petty crook and a low life does not
mean he does not have the same rights and protections that you and I
have. Even a convicted felon, who does lose many basic rights, does not
lose the right to avoid being beaten up by police officers.
Bill
On Mon, 27 Apr 1998 16:35:40 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Viola Provenzano)
writes:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Viola Provenzano) writes:
>
>
>Hi Bill, Seems to me they paid for NOT breaking the law. Just as
>Rodney King was the law-breaker, it is the cops that got tried and
>went to jail. Ole
>Rodney ended up smelling like a rose, a millionaire free to continue
>his
>dissolute lifestyle. This is all too typical of alf our topsy-turvy
>times
>
>Vi
>
>"What the world needs more of is not love, but justice." Anon.
>__________________________________________ You wrote:
>
>. . .<<<I"m sure King and the cops DO know exactly what went down.
>And
>they all paid for breaking the law.>>>
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