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He is a motivational speaker and the author of the motivational cassette, How To Pursue Your Goals With An Optimistic Approach.The allegation indicates that someone hung a racially insensitive object inside a police station: a toy monkey left hanging with handcuffs around the neck. The commander of the district, who is white, simply ordered that the monkey be discarded, rather than conduct an investigation. Baltimore City Councilman Ken Harris Sr., D-District 4, immediately asked for an internal investigation from department commanders.
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Date: 2006-04-05 01:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] birdwatcher.livejournal.com
Это еще полбеды. От появления обезьяны в наручниках никто не застрахован. Настоящий скандал в том, что ее выкинули в мусор, вместо того, чтобы расследовать этот возмутительный инцидент.
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Date: 2006-04-05 01:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] birdwatcher.livejournal.com
Это не он первый придумал. Каждый Халловин на дерево вешают чучело, и негры требуют немедленно снять. Это от Билли Холидей пошло, песня "Strange Fruit".
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Date: 2006-04-05 01:12 pm (UTC)

Date: 2006-04-05 06:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ireznikov.livejournal.com
Был бы я белым department commander, я бы прикинулся валенком и спросил у councilman Harris: "А кого, собственно, вам напоминает эта обезьянка?"

Date: 2006-04-05 11:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] birdwatcher.livejournal.com
Это было бы правильно.
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Date: 2006-04-06 11:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ygam.livejournal.com
Я недавно прочитал книжку о фон Неймане:

One of von Neumann's favorite jokes was set in Berlin during World War I. A man stands on a corner and yells, "The Kaiser is an idiot!" Police come and arrest him for treason. The man says, "You can't arrest me, I was talking about the Austrian Kaiser." The police say, "You can't fool us, we know who the idiot is."