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Gates is not one of my friends and I have read the police report so I can give an unbiased report, unlike the president who without even knowing all the facts (by his own admission) had no problem calling the action stupid...........
Gates is not one of my friends and I have read the police report so I can give an unbiased report, unlike the president who without even knowing all the facts (by his own admission) had no problem calling the action stupid...........
Gates is a dumbass. If he had shut up (instead of yelling racially charged threats).......handed over the ID, there would have been no problem. Maybe he should have thanked the cop for being there and protecting his house.
What was the cop supposed to do when he gets a call there is a crime in progress? And when someone becomes disorderly that have to do something.....too bad it was not a cops episode......![]()
this!
I love it that O's big mouth took all the focus off his insurance crap and focused on this. LOL
ugh! I agree! An issue is being made out of a non issue. Through Gates own admission of how he responded to questions asked by the cop goes to show he was asking for it. He was fishing to create a situation out of nothing. SOmething tells me if he had simply handed his driver's license over the whole thing would have been done and over with.Gates is not one of my friends and I have read the police report so I can give an unbiased report, unlike the president who without even knowing all the facts (by his own admission) had no problem calling the action stupid...........
Gates is a dumbass. If he had shut up (instead of yelling racially charged threats).......handed over the ID, there would have been no problem. Maybe he should have thanked the cop for being there and protecting his house.
What was the cop supposed to do when he gets a call there is a crime in progress? And when someone becomes disorderly that have to do something.....too bad it was not a cops episode......![]()
Not defending him, just pointing out that he was asked the question by a reporter.Why is this an issue for the president at all! Friend or not, doesn't he have more important things to deal with! Granted I would rather he be dealing with these things then running my country into the ground, but since I'm not getting my way, I would rather he tend to his job!
No debate, all the guy had to do is hand over his ID and shut-up, problem solved. These Police officers were called to his house for a possible robbery. If they had been breaking into the house and the cops did nothing, how would he of felt then! Then he would of said they did nothing because of his colorNot defending him, just pointing out that he was asked the question by a reporter.
No matter where you fall on the issue it's too bad that we are still having this debate in this country in 2009. It makes me very sad.
Agreed. Both parties should've acted differently in the situation, unfortunately they did not. What I cannot understand is how one can be arrested for disorderly conduct on their own property. Is that really possible or is that one of the reasons the charges were dropped? Legal folks?I imagine it's pretty hard to have an informed judgment unless you've been targeted because of your race. I still think Gates acted unreasonably, but so did the officer. He should've swallowed his pride and left once he got Gates's identification. At that point he knew there wasn't a burglary in progress and it wasn't like Gates was going to burn down the neighborhood if he left him in an agitated state.
As for Obama, I think the internal filter should've kicked in after he said he admittedly didn't know all the facts.
I think its very telling that the charges were dropped and it was called "regrettable". Unfortunately it is not against the law to be disrespectful to a police officer. I would never do it and wouldn't condone it but it's not against the law.Agreed. Both parties should've acted differently in the situation, unfortunately they did not. What I cannot understand is how one can be arrested for disorderly conduct on their own property. Is that really possible or is that one of the reasons the charges were dropped? Legal folks?
As for the president commenting, he was asked the question by a reporter and replied, it's not like he issued a press release. I think if he had to include the word "stupidly" he would've been better served to attribute it to both sides in the matter.
I imagine it's pretty hard to have an informed judgment unless you've been targeted because of your race. I still think Gates acted unreasonably, but so did the officer. He should've swallowed his pride and left once he got Gates's identification. At that point he knew there wasn't a burglary in progress and it wasn't like Gates was going to burn down the neighborhood if he left him in an agitated state.
As for Obama, I think the internal filter should've kicked in after he said he admittedly didn't know all the facts.