Bob Herbert in the NYT- "When you listen to the people who have been subjected to this relentless harassment, you get a sense of the awful personal consequences. People are made to feel low, intimidated, worthless, helpless. They dread the very sight of the police."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/opinion/06herbert.html?ref=opinion For a long time, the federal government denied the traumatic effect of chronic stress on humans. Not only did the "science" seek to deny PTSD benefits to Vietnam veterans, but it also tried to deny the debilitating effects of chronic poverty effecting millions of American men, women and children. For hundreds of years, citizens of many countries knew that Stop and Frisk was oppression of civilians. It had been unconstitutional in the US when the Bill of Rights and Amendments had relevance. The morons in Philadelphia city hall adopted this fascist "stop and frisk" policy like the morons copy the privatization policies against libraries and recreation centers sweeping the country. (Penn trustees only seem to copy and never have any original policies of their own.) Personally, I have given up hope that we can reverse fascism in the US. (Too many consumers are too ignorant and helplessly addicted to stand up and be citizens.) When the US middle class realizes the reality of the various gestapo agencies, and the extent of the mercenary military empire; it will be far too late. I'm praying that the brave citizens of South America and the newly awakened, well educated, citizens of Europe can stop the global fascism pushed by the corporate empire of evil. Glenn PS Bob Herbert is one of the rare voices of reason in the corporate propaganda machine ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
