People v. Jones

I dissent. The police tactics in the case at bar and their approval by the trial court and this court promote and advance the despicable oppressions known to exist in totalitarian police states in which cherished civil liberties are enjoyed by only the privileged and powerful few.

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“CAN IT HAPPEN HERE?”

On Thursday, June 29, 1989, at page A4 the following (excerpted) article appeared in the New York Times:

“IN NIGERIA, TO ROT IN JAIL IS A HAZARD OF THE INNOCENT:

LAGOS, Nigeria — a 26-year-old man with no criminal record is picked up by the police while driving near his home. He is not allowed to…