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Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Rebecca Solnit
Born: June 24, 1961 (age 63)
Bio: Rebecca Solnit is an American writer. She has written on a variety of subjects, including the environment, politics, place, and art. Solnit is a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine, where bi-monthly she writes the magazine's "Easy Chair" essay.
Known for:
- Men Explain Things to Me (2014)
- The Faraway Nearby (2013)
- A field guide to getting lost (2005)
- Wanderlust (2000)
- Hope in the Dark (2004)
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