I’ve known John Perry’s family most of my life. John was a cop for ten years working both on the beat and as a lawyer in the police misconduct unit at One Police Plaza.

John was a cop who did not believe in the drug war.

He believed it was fundamentally undermining the freedoms this country was founded upon.

When I was arrested in Washington Square Park one fine spring afternoon for asking a cop why he was arresting a street musician John had my hearing postponed and when it was finally held charges were dropped.

John enjoyed playing cops on film and on television.

When I wrote a play including an arrest scene I asked him to play the beat cop, who very ironically, in the first moments of the play, tells a horn player, who was playing at the World Trade Center, to move on.

A number of awards and scholarships have been established in John’s memory.

All proceeds of the sale of Beyond the Call of Duty will go to them.

The Libertarian Party of NY has established an annual John W Perry Community Service Award

The DRC has started a scholarship for students who lost theirs because of "drug" convictions

The CD is available in the U.S. for 11 dollars from the:

John Perry Memorial Fund
P O Box 199
Wantagh, N.Y. 11793-0199