Undercover Reporting

"Just Another Night on Crack Street" - Philippe Bourgois - New York Times and his book, "In Search of Respect"

"The heavyset undercover policeman pushed me across the ice-cream counter, spreadking my legs and poking me around the groin. As he came dangerously close to the bulge in my right pocket, I hissed in his ear, 'It's a tape recorder.' He snapped backward, releasing his grip on my neck, whisphering a barely audible, 'Sorry.' . . ."

New York Times Magazine  1989-11-12