] We, as a nation, need to ask ourselves some pretty hard ] questions about this incident. ] ] ] The sad fact is that local officials were not acting in a ] manner much different from the way in which many of our ] national leaders have been acting in the two years since ] Sept. 11, 2001. I speak primarily of the rampant, ] institutionalized violations of privacy by our ] government, and the sky-is-falling mentality of fear that ] continues to grip our nation and colors much of what ] passes for national policy these days. indeed. good article by Bob Barr... it's getting to the point where being an unhappy kid, or maybe even just a creative one, is indicative of radical mental disease and maladjustment. god forbid that the youth of america should express themselves... Creative Loafing Atlanta | NEWS & VIEWS | THE TERROR OF A TEENAGER'S DIARY |