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...even if the jurors cannot be held accountable, the New York Police Department (NYPD) should be. The NYPD, with its "stop and frisk" tactics, is infamous for its abuses against minorities, the most famous being the case of Abner Louima, a Haitian immigrant who was sodomized with a toilet plunger while being "interrogated" by the police...

Author: By Christina S. Lewis, | Title: The Road From Rodney King | 3/1/2000 | See Source »

...share of the profits from Tae-Bo. Monea's lawyer declines to comment on the allegations. But his client's track record isn't reassuring. In 1997 an Ohio court ruled that Monea's company could not sell "the stimulator," an electric-grill lighter outfitted with a thumb plunger that, when pressed, was supposed to relieve pain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tae-Bo or Not Tae-Bo? | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...excuse indeed. And this case is not an isolated incident. New York residents still remember the heinous torture of Abner Lounima, who, while handcuffed, was sodomized with a plunger by NYPD officers only a year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NO EXCUSES | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

Dorm crew no more, I recently had to learn how to use a plunger for the first time. I figured it out, because I'm smart (and called my father for advice). The best resource Harvard offers is ourselves. Sure, taking responsibility for yourself can be burdensome, but the rewards are outstanding. At least, that's what people tell me. I'm still working on it. And so is Meghan...

Author: By Alison Kim, | Title: The Importance of Self-Reliance | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...perfectly appropriate twist last week, defense attorneys for the Kimeses introduced Les Levine, a private investigator who has worked for both infamous sportscaster Marv Albert and one of the New York City cops accused in the toilet-plunger sodomy scandal. Levine said his mission is to find out what really happened to Irene Silverman, 82, the missing ex-dancer. "Oftentimes," he said of police, "they get so blinded by what they think are the facts that the true perpetrator happens to get away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trail Of The Grifters | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

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