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Of course it was unjustified. Gates was busting their shoes, so he got it right back. He was disorderly, they can do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by trish
Gates is putting a racial angle on it, when none existed. He is a piece of garbage. Im sure everyday at Harvard he cries somekind of racism! Its his effing job!
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Originally Posted by Kramer
The problem is its totally within your rights to be a "whiney bitch."
There's no law that says you have to be polite when dealing with the police.
There's a problem, IMHO a big problem, when cops have the power to tase, beat, or arrest anyone who is simply rude to them. Suppose a cop pulled me over for something, found nothing was wrong, and I called him an idiot for it... should that then give the cop in question to tase me, beat me, or throw me in jail on some irrelevant charge? No.
There are polite people in this world, and there are asshats. For better or worse, being an asshat poses only social consequences, not legal ones.
So a black professor was unjustifiably arrested for spouting that whiny old bullshit about racism. Hmmmm, so why was it bullshit?
It's not racism to want to see ID when:
1- Someone reported a break in
2- There is reason to believe a break in occurred (breaking free a jammed door in this case).
The police would have wanted to see ID under identical circumstances if the resident were white.
The unethical act was arresting him when he got rude about the ID request.
But that doesn't make that same act a racist one... its pretty easy to show that there is a massive problem in this country with power hungry cops tasing, beating, and/or arresting ANYONE who either insults them, or isn't polite enough, or doesn't comply fast enough. What evidence is there, besides the fact that the resident is black, that race had anything to do with the arrest?
The more I think about it the more I suspect that Gates looks for these kind situations so as to further his own agenda.
I'm sure he was aware that the police approached him and his house because it appeared to someone that someone was trying to break and enter the property.
So, instead of thanking the officer for looking into a suspicious situation, I bet that Gates decided to act in a way to provoke a situation that he could claim was racially motivated.
You see, I think there was racism that night and it was Gates who acted racially. I believe that if it were a black cop who approached Gates, this would have been a non-issue - but seeing the officer was white, I think he acted in a racially biased manner and acted differently.
You wouldn't have even known about this if it were a whiny, screaming white asshole Professor.
But that just my opinion.
I know two wrongs don t make a right, But what do two Assh#les make. This is not a race Issue its an EGO issue , In one corner Very Smart Professor in other corner Guy With a badge and a gun. usually my money is on the badge and gun. The thing is this I figure the Professor is agitated that previously His home was broken into with No Police, now he is trying to get into his home that was Robbed and the COPS are hassling HIM . I think the two were just frustrated. Both need to go to Maturity Classes, thats All ,Peace
Oh, and Gates was much more than rude. He was screaming and making public scene and following the officer.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT... Gates' behaviour was planned and purposeful. There was not ONE thing about Crowley's approach or behaviour that could be considered racist.
Please explain, exactly how Gates was hassled?Quote:
Originally Posted by masterR
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...092gates1.html
Crowley acted maturely and was composed. The Professor is the one who should attend a racial tolerance class - perhaps he can learn that not all white people are out to get him.
If the cop leaves the scene without asking for ID and something was actually going on than he would be fired. The cop was doing his job, than gates followed him. Someone said on an earlier post that playing the race card and being an a-hole is not against the law and I agree with that. The cop should have got in the car and let gates run his mouth. He has got to use his judgment, even if gates was white the cop has to know that everyone in that community has connections that will make any simple charges go away.
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Originally Posted by JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel