Civil Rights
Mar. 3, 2000
Personal Liberty Can Command a Big Price Tag
By Orlando Patterson The exoneration of the four officers who shot Amadou Diallo have set off heated debates on police procedures and race relations in our cities. And viewed in light of ongoing trends in our criminal-justice system, it exposes deep-seated contradictions in our conception and practice of personal liberty.




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