Subject:
FC: Famous former NYC cop laments loss of individual liberties
Date:
Mon, 08 Jul 2002 13:23:09 -0400
From:
Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
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From: "Danny Yavuzkurt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Declan McCullagh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Frank Serpico publicly criticizes 'anti-terrorism' measures
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 21:20:00 -0400
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/nation/3612338.htm
Very short article; merely a blurb, but I find it interesting that when
he
spoke out against the losses of freedom we've suffered in the 'fight
against
terrorism,' he was jeered at by the audience - the same audience that
came to
hear him read the Declaration of Independence. Does the hypocrisy of
the
American public know no bounds? How can these people be such sheep?
-Danny
"Posted on Sat, Jul. 06, 2002
Serpico decries anti-terror measures
Associated Press
CHATHAM, N.Y. - Frank Serpico, the whistle-blowing ex-New York City cop,
criticized the government's anti-terrorism
measures at a July Fourth reading of the Declaration of Independence.
"It is my opinion that never before have we, as a nation, stood in
greater
danger of losing our individual liberties as we are today," he said.
"We, the
people of this great nation, are being punished for the transgressions
of our
leaders and their consorts."
Despite catcalls from the audience, he continued with his statement
before
moving on to the text of the historic document.
"When I still have the freedom to speak, I'll always use it," said
Serpico,
best known for fighting corruption within the police department in the
1960s.
[...]
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