Word: dragnet
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lobby notice in the Hilton hotel duly conforms to official policy: WESTERN NEWSPAPERS ARE UNAVAILABLE. But upstairs, there they are. The hotel's televisions air the supposedly banned daily news shows of ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN -- all broadcasting press conferences by Chinese dissidents who have escaped Beijing's dragnet...
...majority's acceptance of dragnet blood and urine testing ensures that the first, and worst, casualty of the war on drugs will be the precious liberties of our citizens," he said...
...with little attempt to conceal the killer's identity. Witnesses who testify about such murders often become targets themselves. Indeed, overburdened police forces have had little success in breaking the power of the drug gangs, even when they have adopted systematic buy-and-bust tactics or resorted to the dragnet-style crackdowns pioneered by Los Angeles police. Homicide experts predict that the havoc will continue until the demand for crack can be brought under control by better education and treatment programs. Says Washington Police Chief Maurice Turner: "Police alone cannot solve the drug problem...
George Bush sought guidance in Dragnet: "My approach this evening is, as Sergeant Joe Friday used to say, 'Just the facts, ma'am.' " Dan Quayle defined himself through the silver screen: "I identify with that movie Hoosiers." New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean sometimes sounded like a disgruntled movie critic: "They ((the Democrats)) may try to talk like Dirty Harry. But they will still act like Pee-wee Herman...
...current dragnet for white-collar criminals culminates a roaring, greedy decade that created not only legitimate prosperity but also boundless motivation for stealing. Fraud was never so tempting or remorseless, thanks to the proliferation of electronic money and fast, faceless financial transactions. In the past the primary safeguard against such theft had been trust, but in the go-go '80s that ethical obstacle blew away like an old cobweb. Now, finally, the epidemic of cheating may be cresting, since greed is going out of style in some quarters, and the spectacle of once upright citizens slouching off to jail...