Obama sticks up for disorderly conduct

[shoxlax]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0723092gates1.html

Sounds to me like the guy wanted to get arrested.

[ShockCity]

Cops suck.

[WstateU]

Cops suck.

Just Wow! :shock:

[SFL]

Cops suck.

[BostonWu]

Who's the racist in this case?

[WuDrWu]

Who's the racist in this case?

Boy it sucks when the facts get in the way of a good press conference.


BW, it's only substantive when a right thinking American is called a racist.....nobody else. Haven't you learned? Gates and his friends are in charge...they won.

[WstateU]

"Obama Surprised by Controversy Over Remark About Arrest of Black Scholar"

He's 'surprised'... really? :wacko: :roll:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/23/obama-surprised-controversy-remark-arrest-black-scholar/?

[BOBB]

One would think that the right would be up in arms over this. This man was arrested in his home. Seems to me that should make anyone afraid of government power nervous. I don't care what he said to the police. When you're on your own property there should be a higher bar than just being aggravated, arrogant or condenscending.

[ShockCity]

Cops suck.

Just Wow! :shock:

Lighten up Francis! :yahoo:

[ShockCity]

One would think that the right would be up in arms over this. This man was arrested in his home. Seems to me that should make anyone afraid of government power nervous. I don't care what he said to the police. When you're on your own property there should be a higher bar than just being aggravated, arrogant or condenscending.

Bingo!

[WstateU]

Cambridge Cops: Officer's Arrest of Harvard Professor Not Motivated by Racism

"The white police sergeant accused of racial profiling after he arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his home was hand-picked by a black police commissioner to teach recruits about avoiding racial profiling."

hmmm!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534645,00.html

[ShockCity]

Cambridge Cops: Officer's Arrest of Harvard Professor Not Motivated by Racism

"The white police sergeant accused of racial profiling after he arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his home was hand-picked by a black police commissioner to teach recruits about avoiding racial profiling."

hmmm!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534645,00.html

That proves nothing.

[RoyalShock]

In this case, the cops were there for his benefit. He just refused to see it that way.

I have no problem with a citizen getting disorderly if a cop gets out of line. But that isn't what happened here. The cop responded to a call that Gates' property might be in danger. The cop just wanted to confirm that Gates was a resident, which he is probably required to do on such a call.

Gates has been conditioned to see racism around every corner. What a joke these "elites" are. And these are the people teaching our young adults "higher education"?

[WstateU]

In this case, the cops were there for his benefit. He just refused to see it that way.

I have no problem with a citizen getting disorderly if a cop gets out of line. But that isn't what happened here. The cop responded to a call that Gates' property might be in danger. The cop just wanted to confirm that Gates was a resident, which he is probably required to do on such a call.

Gates has been conditioned to see racism around every corner. What a joke these "elites" are. And these are the people teaching our young adults "higher education"?

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

Just one quick question.

If the neighbor was indeed watching this house and concerned with the well being of Mr Gates.

How the hell did he not recognize Mr Gates.

Thats all, now you girls can go back to arguing what is or not racist