Word: policemen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...abuse of discretion." The decision means that police will no longer be able to use such dubious reasons as the length of a driver's hair or the color of his skin to stop a car. In the court's view, wrote White, random checks by policemen are "an unsettling show of authority"; people have as much reason to expect privacy from government intrusion in their cars, he added, as they do in their homes...
Several Boston policemen at the demonstration, which lasted from 1:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., said the crowd was "very peaceful" and that there was no need for a large police force...
...agreeing to testify for the authorities. By all accounts, Bentz, 44, was an excellent instructor. "He was fascinating," recalls Roy G. Leyrer, who ran the program. "He was very willing to discuss all aspects of the con game. I wish I could get a few more guys like him. Policemen and other investigators came from all over the country to hear...
...regions most affected: the north, around Lille, and Lorraine. Strikes and demonstrations have become regular occurrences, punctuated by occasional outbursts of violence. Highways have been blocked, and government officials have been locked up in their offices by angry steel workers. In the ugliest incident so far, seven riot policemen were wounded by rifle fire two weeks ago as they tried to control a rock-hurling mob in the town of Denain...
...assignment of more minority policemen cannot change the fundamental problems of race and ethnic relations in Boston--problems which are deeply rooted in the attitudes of politicians, the press, school officials, and the average person-on-the-street. In response to the black community's outcry over the handling of the murders, a Globe editorial urged the community to "pull together, and keep the pressure on" until solutions are found. Until Boston leadership learns to respect the rights of all its residents equally, however, lack of protection for inner city minorities will remain politics as usual...