2008 Woodie Awards
Letter to the Editor: "Welcome to the Policed States of America"
Issue date: 4/22/05 Section: Opinions
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Dear Editor:
I wanted to comment on the audaciously written piece by Issac Stolzenbach. I have to admit that when I saw the title, "Welcome to the Policed States of America," I didn't think I would care to read the article, as I thought it might be just another tirade about the rights people have given up for the perceived greater good. Though Stolzenbach's article did touch greatly on the rights we have lost, I think he did an excellent job at conveying the state our country is now in and the bleak future we still face.
I laughed at the article, not because it was funny that some guy was humiliated in public for passing two-dollar bills, but because a few years ago, when people were openly concerned about the obvious infringement on the rights of people in this country, most people thought they were being paranoid or unpatriotic. Amazingly, the fears of those paranoid, unpatriotic, concerned Americans are a reality and I think we're finally beginning to realize the freedoms we have lost. Unfortunately, freedoms given up so easily are not easily regained.
I say thank you Mr. Stolzenbach, for speaking without hesitation on an issue that affects us all.
Capri Montgomery
I wanted to comment on the audaciously written piece by Issac Stolzenbach. I have to admit that when I saw the title, "Welcome to the Policed States of America," I didn't think I would care to read the article, as I thought it might be just another tirade about the rights people have given up for the perceived greater good. Though Stolzenbach's article did touch greatly on the rights we have lost, I think he did an excellent job at conveying the state our country is now in and the bleak future we still face.
I laughed at the article, not because it was funny that some guy was humiliated in public for passing two-dollar bills, but because a few years ago, when people were openly concerned about the obvious infringement on the rights of people in this country, most people thought they were being paranoid or unpatriotic. Amazingly, the fears of those paranoid, unpatriotic, concerned Americans are a reality and I think we're finally beginning to realize the freedoms we have lost. Unfortunately, freedoms given up so easily are not easily regained.
I say thank you Mr. Stolzenbach, for speaking without hesitation on an issue that affects us all.
Capri Montgomery