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'''Gates, who according to a friend had been trying to force open a jammed door, was inside the house when the Cambridge police officer got there.
He allegedly responded to the officer's request for identification by shouting, "Why, because I am a black man in America?" and calling him a racist.'''
I see a racist but its not the police. If you are breaking into a house, you better make darn sure you have ID and give it willingly when the cops show up, even if its your own house.
Gates is a moron.
He allegedly responded to the officer's request for identification by shouting, "Why, because I am a black man in America?" and calling him a racist.'''
I see a racist but its not the police. If you are breaking into a house, you better make darn sure you have ID and give it willingly when the cops show up, even if its your own house.
Gates is a moron.
It seems to me that gates was being racist toward the officers, but being arrested on your own front porch after showing I.D. that you live there seems wrong too. I'm fairly sure its not a crime in america to be racist or obnoxious.
There seems to be two very different sides to the story. I don't know whom to believe. We have all seen in this country, citizens that have falsely used the race/victim card only to be later proven that they were lying. We have also seen police lie about a series of events in order to attempt to protect themselves, and later to be proven that they were lying also. I think the proof is with the witnesses, but the sad fact is different people, different races, and different upbringing, usually see different things.
I guess the answer to this situation will be like the answer to the question of how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop. The world may never know!!!
I guess the answer to this situation will be like the answer to the question of how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop. The world may never know!!!
If I were trying to break into my own house and someone saw me doing it but didn't recognize it was me and called the police, I would hope they would try to identify me as the homeowner and if I act like a total A**, like this fool did, then they should throw me a beating just for being stupid.
obama says police acted stupidly
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200...bama_harvard_scholar
Obama said he doesn't know all the facts of the case.
If he doesn’t know all the facts in the case, how can he say the police acted stupidly?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200...bama_harvard_scholar
Obama said he doesn't know all the facts of the case.
If he doesn’t know all the facts in the case, how can he say the police acted stupidly?
Stupid is as stupid does.
-Forrest Gump
-Forrest Gump
Whether you like it or not we live in a nation that has no faith in its protectors. The same people ask you to lay down your life and leave a family behind to protect them and their property are the first to criticize you when you make an impromptu judgement call. I would have preferred Gates thank them and be on his way.