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Abbie Hoffman — Part 5

234 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Mar 23, 1969 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 234 pages OCR'd
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ee eee Oana ; f° ~ yy } . toy IP 100-17576 20 "Look. I already made my feelings clear about cops. Beneath that uniform which is an exten- stion of an established system lies a naked body just like me and you. I respect him as a person. I gotta lot of respect for cops. I was invited to speak at the Policeman's Academy in New York. That's right. And . » euh. « « "Oh Deee Beew, Now I gotta do it. I gotta call your bluff and do it. I didn't wanta do it. Tell them all the secrets. You see, that's not what law is about. Look. Ten days ago, I was busted. Busted by, I don't mow, 36 or so. We have this office right by the police station. Right. An 8 by 10 office that overlooks .. that looks out in the street. The windows don't work. They're always open. Right next to the police station. Ninth precinct. Captain Fink, my buddy, runs the Ninth precinct, arrested me twice personally. All righ. They went in and they grabbed . . uh. . . three « - uh, « « undercover cops came in and left a bag with three automatics, loaded, two black jacks, packets of heroin. Okay. They came back an hour later and busted everybody. Three guys there. So I came in to pay the bail, they bust me. They say, well, it's your office. I say, well, the lease isn't in my name. I don't pay the rent and I wasn't there at the time of arrest. That don't matter. D.A. said arrest you. Dig it. "I was arrested three weeks ago for not fastening my seat belts. Why, it's my life. Stewardess says, well. . uh.. according to Federal Aviation Laws blah blah . . I'm responsible for your life. I said like well, thanks honey. I mean I don't want you burdened with that. It ain't very good. I mean, you know. You ain't taking a very good risk. Being responaible for my life. And like I'm so stoned, like if this plane goes dow, I'll stay up. She said the FBI will be there in Rochester to arrest you. There was only the local cops. Like, they aren't prepared. They had no Mace, no instant banana peel, 935
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