美國奇聞 - 古德明
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In 1923, to support workers' free speech rights, Upton Sinclair, the well-known US novelist, spoke at a rally during the San Pedro Maritime Strike, which had idled about 90 ships in Los Angeles Harbour. When Sinclair began to speak, a police captain shouted to him, "I'm taking you in if you utter a word." "My right to speak is protected by the US constitution," Sinclair replied. He had just read part of the First Amendment -- the part about freedom of speech and the right of "the people peaceably to assemble" -- the police captain grabbed him by the collar and arrested him, saying, "We'll have none of that constitution stuff!"
Sinclair was not allowed to consult an attorney, and was not released from jail until two days later.*
一九二二年，美國著名小說家厄普頓．辛克雷爾為支持工人言論自由，在聖佩德羅海運罷工集會上致辭。是次罷工，令約九十艘船滯留洛杉磯港口。辛克雷爾開始致辭時，一個警察隊長向他高喊：「你說一句話，就把你拘捕。」辛克雷爾回答說：「我說話的權利，獲美國憲法保障。」他讀出美國憲法第一修正案，即關於言論自由以及「人民和平集會」權利的條文，還未讀完，那警察隊長就抓住他衣領，把他逮捕，說道：「我們不要什麼憲法的廢話！」
辛克雷爾在獄中過了兩天才獲釋，其間不准見律師。*
*辛克雷爾不因「尋釁滋事」罪判處入獄十年或二十年，拘留期間也不因「心臟病發」而死，是九十年前美國留下的奇聞。
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