harvard professor breaks into his own house, gets arrested, cites racism

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#76
droski said:
Gibbs: Obama 'not calling officer stupid' - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com


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But this morning after several major police unions expressed outrage over the remarks, White House spokesman Robert L. Gibbs told reporters that Obama does not regret what the president said about the Cambridge Police Department, but he had not meant to specifically criticize James M. Crowley, the Cambridge police sergeant who made the arrest.

"Let me be clear,” Gibbs said. “ He was not calling the officer stupid, okay? He was denoting that . . . at a certain point the situation got far out of hand, and I think all sides understand that."

:rolleyes:
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If he'd have left the last 7 words off, it would have been a decent save.
 
#77
#77
droski said:
Gibbs: Obama 'not calling officer stupid' - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com


Quote:
But this morning after several major police unions expressed outrage over the remarks, White House spokesman Robert L. Gibbs told reporters that Obama does not regret what the president said about the Cambridge Police Department, but he had not meant to specifically criticize James M. Crowley, the Cambridge police sergeant who made the arrest.

"Let me be clear,” Gibbs said. “ He was not calling the officer stupid, okay? He was denoting that . . . at a certain point the situation got far out of hand, and I think all sides understand that."

:rolleyes:
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What a steaming pile. Which "police" acted stupidly?
 
#78
#78
droski said:
Gibbs: Obama 'not calling officer stupid' - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com


Quote:
But this morning after several major police unions expressed outrage over the remarks, White House spokesman Robert L. Gibbs told reporters that Obama does not regret what the president said about the Cambridge Police Department, but he had not meant to specifically criticize James M. Crowley, the Cambridge police sergeant who made the arrest.

"Let me be clear,” Gibbs said. “ He was not calling the officer stupid, okay? He was denoting that . . . at a certain point the situation got far out of hand, and I think all sides understand that."

:rolleyes:
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So he isn't calling the officer stupid.....what a relief. No one thought he was, what I understood Obama to say was that the actions of the police department were stupid. Funny how the actions of one side here are mentioned specifically as being stupid yet the other party involved deserves no mention of the word stupid? That makes perfect sense.

I thought Obama would and should backtrack here, but this attempt is laughable at best.
 
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KB5252 said:
So he isn't calling the officer stupid.....what a relief. No one thought he was, what I understood Obama to say was that the actions of the police department were stupid. Funny how the actions of one side here are mentioned specifically as being stupid yet the other party involved deserves no mention of the word stupid? That makes perfect sense.

I thought Obama would and should backtrack here, but this attempt is laughable at best.
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it's much better to brand a whole department stupid, as opposed to specific indivduals
 
#83
#83
KB5252 said:
So he isn't calling the officer stupid.....what a relief. No one thought he was, what I understood Obama to say was that the actions of the police department were stupid.
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I don't get this - the actions of the police department were dropping the charges. The actions of the officer on scene was arresting the guy for disorderly. I'm quite sure Obama was saying the officers on the scene acted stupidly.
 
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volinbham said:
I don't get this - the actions of the police department were dropping the charges. The actions of the officer on scene was arresting the guy for disorderly. I'm quite sure Obama was saying the officers on the scene acted stupidly.
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I thought about that soon after I posted, I just didn't go back and change it. After giving it more thought Obama was calling both the officer stupid and the department stupid to a lesser extent.
 
#87
#87
This pile of

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has more worth than Obama.
 
#88
#88
Sgt. Crowley defends himself. Good for him. I liked the last paragraph of the story.

Officer says he'll 'never apologize' for Harvard professor arrest - CNN.com

"He's the president of the United States, and I support the president to a point," Crowley told WEEI. "I think it's disappointing that he waded into what should be a local issue and something that is -- really that plays out here. As he himself had said at the beginning of that press conference, he didn't know all the facts. He certainly doesn't based on those comments. I just think it was very disappointing."
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#94
#94
TennTradition said:
I don't agree with every thing this guy has to say, but I do agree that the reason the good professor got so peaved had a lot more to do with class than color of skin...

Skip Gates, please sit down | Salon
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Interesting take.

This thing is getting out of hand - Obama didn't help, now the governor is siding with Gates and fellow cops are lining up behind the cop.

I've seen numerous commentators say the cop should have walked away but have not seen many (virtually none) that acknowledge Gates role in escalating the situation. Had he not reacted as he did, there would have been no arrest. (I don't know if what he did was arrest worthy to begin with).

It bothers me though that Gates is referring to this guy as a rogue cop. That is stereotyping as much as he feels he was. All evidence points to this guy being a good cop but using the term rogue implies something very different. He is the one that continues to be accusatory. The cop is staying out it as much as he can. That tells me something about how this probably went down.
 
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#95
JTrainDavis said:
"Educated" Moullion are generally more "Racist" than white trash, hate to say, but it's true.
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I am offened by your use of the M word and you should be banned. Its the same as the N word.

And the officer was rascist. Prof Gates showed him two forms of ID in his house and by law did not have to show anything. By Mass law he didnt nothing to warrant an arrest for Disorderly Conduct. Claiming racial bias and protesting in his yard does not meet the legal definition. This is why the bogus charges were dropped. He arrested Gates beacuse he thought he was an uppity Black man who didnt cower down to him and had the audacity to ask for his name and ID number which HE IS LEAGLLY BOUND TO GIVE. Gates went to talk to the Harvard police to get his name and number and he didnt like it and slapped the cuffs on. This is what happened. Racial profiling is a major problem.
 
#96
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k-town_king said:
I am offened by your use of the M word and you should be banned. Its the same as the N word.

And the officer was rascist. Prof Gates showed him two forms of ID in his house and by law did not have to show anything. By Mass law he didnt nothing to warrant an arrest for Disorderly Conduct. Claiming racial bias and protesting in his yard does not meet the legal definition. This is why the bogus charges were dropped. He arrested Gates beacuse he thought he was an uppity Black man who didnt cower down to him and had the audacity to ask for his name and ID number which HE IS LEAGLLY BOUND TO GIVE. Gates went to talk to the Harvard police to get his name and number and he didnt like it and slapped the cuffs on. This is what happened. Racial profiling is a major problem.
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You must watch Nancy Grace.
 
#97
#97
k-town_king said:
And the officer was rascist. Prof Gates showed him two forms of ID in his house and by law did not have to show anything. By Mass law he didnt nothing to warrant an arrest for Disorderly Conduct. Claiming racial bias and protesting in his yard does not meet the legal definition. This is why the bogus charges were dropped.

I would suggest that we wait for all the facts before we make definitive statements about the legality of the actions.

He arrested Gates beacuse he thought he was an uppity Black man who didnt cower down to him and had the audacity to ask for his name and ID number which HE IS LEAGLLY BOUND TO GIVE.

This is pure speculation on your part and stereotyping in it's own right. You know nothing of this cop's motivation. His history suggests it was not about race. My guess is that if I'd have mouthed off the same way, I'd be in cuffs. Further, if a black cop arrested me for it I wouldn't assume he was racist.

Gates went to talk to the Harvard police to get his name and number and he didnt like it and slapped the cuffs on. This is what happened. Racial profiling is a major problem.
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Racial profiling is a problem. However, you are making a major assumption that the cop was profiling. In effect, you are stereotyping as badly as you suggest the cop was.
 
#98
#98
k-town_king said:
I am offened by your use of the M word and you should be banned. Its the same as the N word.

And the officer was rascist. Prof Gates showed him two forms of ID in his house and by law did not have to show anything. By Mass law he didnt nothing to warrant an arrest for Disorderly Conduct. Claiming racial bias and protesting in his yard does not meet the legal definition. This is why the bogus charges were dropped. He arrested Gates beacuse he thought he was an uppity Black man who didnt cower down to him and had the audacity to ask for his name and ID number which HE IS LEAGLLY BOUND TO GIVE. Gates went to talk to the Harvard police to get his name and number and he didnt like it and slapped the cuffs on. This is what happened. Racial profiling is a major problem.
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You saw and heard all of this from the grassy knoll?
 
#99
#99
k-town_king said:
I am offened by your use of the M word and you should be banned. Its the same as the N word.

And the officer was rascist. Prof Gates showed him two forms of ID in his house and by law did not have to show anything. By Mass law he didnt nothing to warrant an arrest for Disorderly Conduct. Claiming racial bias and protesting in his yard does not meet the legal definition. This is why the bogus charges were dropped. He arrested Gates beacuse he thought he was an uppity Black man who didnt cower down to him and had the audacity to ask for his name and ID number which HE IS LEAGLLY BOUND TO GIVE. Gates went to talk to the Harvard police to get his name and number and he didnt like it and slapped the cuffs on. This is what happened. Racial profiling is a major problem.
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I see. So a white person put in this situatoin wouldnt' have given the cop his ID? really?
 
#100
#100
AirVol said:
You must watch Nancy Grace.
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Nope. I just read a bunch of different articles about the situation from different sources. By law in Mass the officer is bound to provide an ID card upon request. He refused, and didnt like that he was asked for it. He couldnt arrest him in the home so he waited till Gates went to talk to the HPD to get his badge number. But what he said and did, didnt meet the Mass defintion of disordely conduct. Furthermore he was on his private property. In Mass the only time you can be arrested for disorderly conduct on private property is if there was a large group meeting there and you engage in disorderly conduct. This was not the case. He was some a-hole with a badge mad that there was a well of Black man who questioned his actions.
 
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