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...possession and drug dealing were intertwined. "It's relatively hard for a uniformed patrolman to catch someone carrying drugs,'' Maple says. "But as we'd seen, it's easy to catch someone for an open can of beer on the street." Thus what the cops call "beer and piss patrol" became a tactic for apprehending more serious criminals. "Your open beer lets me check your ID," says Maple. "Now I can radio the precinct for outstanding warrants or parole violations. Maybe I bump against that bulge in your belt; with probable cause, I can frisk you." Civil libertarians have been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ONE GOOD APPLE | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

...Yamamoto is not memorialized because it would piss off World War II alumni. Their opinion count because they have lots of money. African-Americans'...interest and feelings clearly aren't as important," Brown said

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, | Title: Debate Continues Over War Memorial | 12/7/1995 | See Source »

Tempers flared last Thursday night in Agassiz Theatre as participants in the First-year Arts Program (FAP) discussed issues like the "Piss Christ" exhibit at the NEA, a photograph of a crucifix dipped in urine...

Author: By Michael M. Luo, | Title: First-year Arts Program Inaugurated | 9/13/1995 | See Source »

...that America is multiethnic but one civilization. Renewal means we first must identify its strengths and then identify the factors that serve to corrupt it. Some aspects of government-subsidized art are clearly designed to undermine our civilization. For example, despite its prominent reproduction in a full-page photo, Piss Christ, Andres Serrano's blasphemous, NEA-underwritten exhibit, is barely addressed by Hughes. That is not too surprising. The Piss Christ is difficult to defend aesthetically and is completely indefensible as a taxpayer-subsidized project...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUTTING CULTURAL FUNDING: A REPLY | 8/21/1995 | See Source »

...many who may not call themselves Christian but who nonetheless have a deep, abiding faith in a higher power. Our Founding Fathers saw the wisdom of rejecting any state religion. Yet they also recognized a Creator who endows [us] with "certain unalienable rights." Putting the government's imprimatur on Piss Christ sends a signal that it is acceptable to mock and blaspheme faith in the Creator upon whom our rights depend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUTTING CULTURAL FUNDING: A REPLY | 8/21/1995 | See Source »

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