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I've said all along that this case wasn't about racism. Its about the arrogance of police officers who feel that they have the right to do whatever they want and GOD FORBID that anyone question them, yell at them, not become submissive to their unlimited authority or deny them unlimited respect.
That's nowhere close to the point I was making, because I think Gates should have been charged with obstruction of justice for interdicting an on-going investigation.
But, ultimately, what this case has done, was send a clear message to a very non-racist white cop that no matter how hard to he tries to treat everyone the same, it's never going to be good enough; so why should he give a ****? Creating another racist is all they accomplished.
What....treat everyone like assholes? niiiiice.
BTW....the investigation was over. The cop should have simply left the man's house when he realized that no crime had been committed.
Unfortunately his ego got in the way.
Gates's obstruction started before the investigation ended. Not only that, but Gates never proved that that was his residence. School ID cards don't show a person's home of record.
And Gates is totally blameless?
Did I say that? I think they both were hotheaded and let their emotions get the better of them. Bottom line though...no crime was committed and Gates was in his own house.
The biggest mistake the cop made was when he escalated by putting the chip on his shoulder and calling Gates outside to knock it off.
A professional cop would have walked away.
What....treat everyone like assholes? niiiiice.
BTW....the investigation was over. The cop should have simply left the man's house when he realized that no crime had been committed.
Unfortunately his ego got in the way.
No, it was Gates that escalated the situation. All he had to do was shut-up. But...of course...he wasn't going to pass up a chance to make a big racist show out of it.
Wrong, he was leaving the porch, and Gates continued to yell at him and call him a racist.
Gates could have gone in his house and shut up. HE is the one that escalated it. A police officer simply responding to a call shouldn't have to listen to that ish.
Oh cry me a river, obviously you don't what it means to be a cop. What was the threat? The only way one would interpret that as a threat is if they were stupid or corrupt and just looking to pile charges.When Gates said, "You haven't heard the last of me", it could have been interpreted as a threat, too.
Why? Because the cops didn't arrest him for another trumped up charge or he didn't get his ass kicked for being a loud mouthed dick?All things considered, Gates should consider himself lucky.
So? That's not a crime. It's being a dick, but it's not a crime.Wrong, he was leaving the porch, and Gates continued to yell at him and call him a racist.
Sure, but he didn't have to. This is America, he can speak his mind, even if he sounds like a blubbering, race baiting, scumbag when he does it.Gates could have gone in his house and shut up.
They both did. The officer could have just kept walking, his job was done. But he chose to stay there and confront Gates tirade. There was no purpose in that.HE is the one that escalated it. A police officer simply responding to a call shouldn't have to listen to that ish.
He wasn't leaving the porch. He was in the man's house when he asked the man to take it outside.
You're distracting from the basic issue here.
The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES took time in a press conference that was supposed to be about healthcare to call a Cambridge, MA, police officer stupid.
Has a president ever gone after an individual citizen like that before?
I wonder if he'd like to berate the dogcatcher in Tarrant County here, too.
You're distracting from the basic issue here.
The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES took time in a press conference that was supposed to be about healthcare to call a Cambridge, MA, police officer stupid.
Has a president ever gone after an individual citizen like that before?
I wonder if he'd like to berate the dogcatcher in Tarrant County here, too.
So? That's not a crime. It's being a dick, but it's not a crime.
Sure, but he didn't have to. This is America, he can speak his mind, even if he sounds like a blubbering, race baiting, scumbag when he does it.
They both did. The officer could have just kept walking, his job was done. But he chose to stay there and confront Gates tirade. There was no purpose in that.
Both are guilty of poor judgment. Even Crowley's own department said as much.
You're distracting from the basic issue here.
The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES took time in a press conference that was supposed to be about healthcare to call a Cambridge, MA, police officer stupid.
Has a president ever gone after an individual citizen like that before?
I wonder if he'd like to berate the dogcatcher in Tarrant County here, too.
And really, he was being quite dickish when he did that. He should have just not commented on this issue.
I'm becoming less and less convinced of my decision to vote for him every week.
Again, the main point is our beloved president found the need to call a local police officer stupid during a national press conference about healthcare. Is that not disturbing to you?
I was getting sucked into the liberal derailment. Your beloved president ain't acting very presidential. THAT is the point.:rofl
And really, he was being quite dickish when he did that. He should have just not commented on this issue.
I'm becoming less and less convinced of my decision to vote for him every week.
Are you now denying that minorities are NOT treated differently? Is that your argument?
Treated above the majority? Care to actually prove that?No they are treated differently. But in many cases they are treated above the majority.
Are you now denying that minorities are NOT treated differently? Is that your argument?
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