for questioning who didn’t volunteer tongo (if the only probable cause was anresemblance to the man in the sketch).nThere was outrage over thisndecision — especially among womennwho ride the dangerous subway intonCenter City each day, and amongnstreet cops who were restricted in whatnthey could do with the evidence ofntheir own eyeballs — but the decisionnhad the wholehearted support of thentown’s progressive forces, and no onenin an official capacity spoke out againstnit. The Stalker would have been able tonreduce his chances of being apprehendedn(if he happened to be stopped)nby politely refusing to volunteer hisntime to aid in the pursuit of justice.nAdmittedly, it’s possible to do a lotn’of hairsplitting about how enthusiasticna cop is allowed to be in hauling innsuspects on the evidence of policensketches — drawn, often as not, withnthe help of people under a good deal ofnemotional stress. Sitting in an armchairnin a law office, or judge’s chambers, it’sneasy to mark a dividing line betweennacting on reasonable probability andnengaging in old-fashioned rousting.nOn the street, it’s more difficult, especiallynwhen reticence could enable ancriminal to attack the next victim — annerror that would be hard for a cop tonlive with.nMy wife advanced the novel ideanthat she would ask the ACLU to file anclass-action suit on behalf of all womennwho live or work in Center City againstnthe police department — on the theorynthat their capitulation to the idioticndemands of the ACLU was a violationnof the right of these women to receiventhe police protection they pay for.nKate’s not a lawyer, but she recognizednthe out-of-court settlement for what itnwas — a formal agreement to commitnnonfeasance on a massive scale, sanctionednby a US district judge.nWe got lucky, though. Police arrestedna suspect, thirty-five-year-old ReynardnGregory, on March 23, 1988. OnnNovember 11, after a day and a half ofndeliberation, a jury found him guiltynon all counts — ten robberies, threenattempted rapes, and seven indecentnassaults. Last month was sentenced tonsomewhere between one hundred andntwo hundred years in jail.nIt doesn’t seem to matter to anyonenhere now, but the original police sketchnof the “Center City Stalker”—whichnthe ACLU felt provided police with annexcuse for racial harassment—turnsnout to have been a very good likenessnof the convicted man.n— /. Michael BolinskinCONTINUING LEGAL educationnis imposed on lawyers by thenMissouri Bar Association and the MissourinSupreme Court, and right beforenthe November election I took a day tonfulfill the requirements.nThe only CLE show in town at thentime was a seminar presented by thenMissouri Association of Trial Attorneysnon using a vocational expert in SocialnSecurity, workers’ compensation, divorce,nand personal injury claims.nThough this program was unlikely tonbenefit any of my clients, who arenmostly imprisoned violent criminals, itnfit into my schedule perfectly. And In!ERiE5 OF smsnnnknew I would not need to worry thatnmy possible failure to master this newnmaterial would jeopardize my ability tonclaim credit for attending the presentation.nThe CLE requirements demandnno accountability on the lawyers’ partnfor the material put forth. Indeed, thenCLE requirements are only to paynyour money (in this case $100), andnregister reasonably near the beginningnof class. Neither proficiency nor furthernattendance is demanded. Thengentleman seated next to me, for example,narrived around 10:00 a.m. andnwas gone after lunch.nThe seminar attracted a small audience,nin part because lawyers havenbeen discouraged by “this administration”nfrom pushing disability cases.nThe man next to me volunteered thatnhe used to do a lot of Social SecuritynDisability work — that is, trying tonprove that a client cannot work any-nAPRIL 1989/9n