Maybe the Nazis of the last century were on to something. They compelled Jews and queers to wear patches on their jackets to identify them. I think, like modern right-wing fanatics, the Nazis were afraid they'd catch it. It wouldn't do to wake up some morning and discover you were infected with Jewishness or, almost as bad, queerness. In modern American the right-wing extremists have singled out new scapegoats for labeling: perverts. The logic, such as it is, is the same. The crackpots fear that pervert is contagious. We've gotten on the bandwagon, too. We urge that Republicans, at least Republican politicians, be labeled. They're the most dangerous yahoos in the country. You can never tell what they'll attack next; Mexicans, likely, or health or fair treatment of the poor. Republicans are terrified of what will happen when the poor get power. The cops in Bangkok, the capital of the Asian nation of Thailand, have applied the product labeling concept to their cops. It may be a good idea. Crooked cops in Bangkok are required to wear hot pink armbands. The armbands sport a kitten's image, an adaptation of the Japanese Hello Kitty, a cute girlish icon. Apparently the Thais think you can shame cops - sorry, fellows, it ain't happening. Cops are, if anything, even worse than Republicans. Now, cops are by far America's worst street gang. More crime, killing, theft, brutality, perversion, gambling, drug dealing and violence can be laid at their door than anyplace except at Bush's corrupt gate. At first blush, labeling crooked cops sounds like a good idea. In America, the problem is that ALL the cops would be sporting hot pink armbands. "Cop" means the same thing as "crooked." For example, we don't know a single cop in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's "Unfriendly City," who isn't on a drug pusher's payrole or isn't bullying sex out of some suspect. Things are every bit as bad in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. America is the land of the crooked cop. Pennsylvania's state cops are widely called the "Highway Mafia." If your kid says he wants to grow up to be a cop, stand him in the corner. Punish him with taunts that he should upgrade his aspirations to being a pickpocket or a hobo. Rebecca's Bargain Antiques Collectible Vintage Photos Fine Prints - Old Maps Sheet Music - Old Books Elegant Antiques and Collectibles "He found it inconvenient to be poor," William Cowper, 1782 You are welcome to use or re-publish any of our material. Please give www.prisoners.com credit as the source. Return to the Public Enemies Menu Return to the Main Menu. Go to our site Search Feature. Send us Your Comments, Questions or Input.