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You are a member of the New York Police Department, the Patrolmen's 
Benevolent Association, and the Fraternal Order of Police. As a police 
officer, you are personally offended by Bruce Springsteen's song, 
"American Skin." You think he has no right to criticize police officers who 
put their lives in danger everyday to keep crime off the streets. He has 
no idea what it is like for a police officer to be put in a confusing and 
dangerous situation and be forced to make a to make a difficult decision 
without having time to think. You support a boycott of Springsteen 
because, although the four officers who shot Diallo may have made a 
mistake, they were just doing there jobs.

Internet Links

This article on a conservative website criticizes Springsteen.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/4/4/223249.shtml
This article discusses the police response to the song.
crime.about.com/library/weekly/aa061400a.htm
This short statement is about the police boycott of Springsteen.
http://www.nypdnews.com/bruce.html
This columnist argues that most claims of censorship are not valid.
strick.net/blog/042503.html

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