Word: cornered
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Pittsburgh, where the Amen Corner-an organization of business and professional men-gave him a cordial reception, three local John Birch Society members announced formation of a Wallace-for-President group. Wallace said he welcomed their support because the Birchers he knew in Alabama were fine folks and stout antiCommunists...
...protest march began at the Public Garden at the corner of Arlington and Boylston Streets. The demonstrators marched up Arlington St., and made a left on Commonwealth Ave. to St. James Ave., where they congregated in front of the Park Square Building, which houses the Greek consulate...
This failure of "social justice" further convinces the officer that street-corner justice dispensed by a nightstick is far more effective than existing means. After all, more often than not, the police officer grew up in an atmosphere where police night-sticks and gun butts were more powerful than courts. From personal experience he knows its effectiveness. But in the era of social awareness and middle class guilt, the policeman is harshly criticized for holding views that years ago were accepted as right or, at least, effective...
...your hands or a gun is prerequisite to financial success and the first step in winning the respect of other youngsters. As crude as it sounds, being tough can effectively curb criminal action where youth are involved. Yet, the policeman cannot be very tough. Even the most ignorant street corner punk is totally aware of his rights as an American citizen: he knows that the police cannot lay one hand...
...find a regular taxi. Drivers flee to safer sides of town, often decline--despite stiff penalties for turning down passengers--to take anyone into the area. The void is filled by scores of unmetered and unlicensed "gypsy cabs," identified by a little orange light in the right-hand corner of the windshield. Fares depend pretty much on the mood of the driver...