Nice rhetorical question.
That's what she said. Only kidding..I didn't pull it from anywhere. Just stirring the pot.Where did you pull that out from?
Nice rhetorical question.
That's what she said. Only kidding..I didn't pull it from anywhere. Just stirring the pot.Where did you pull that out from?
The officer in his police report stated that he told Gates that if he wanted to discuss it further to come outside. That is a trap.
"While I was led to believe that Gates was lawfully in the residence, I was quite surprised and confused with the behavior he exhibited toward me," Crowley said, according to the report.
Would do exactly the same thing again? Wow. Okay, so, this guy, Gates, is being a jerk, but Crowley would still goad him into a situation just so he could assert his powers over Gates by arresting him?Gates said that although the ordeal had upset him, "I would do the same thing exactly again."
Sgt. Crowely is screwed. In my opinion he arrested the man because he was embarrassed in front of his peers. Really? the acoustics in the house were bad? BS! Was the guy a RICHARD? Sure sounds like it, but that isn't a reason to be arrested. He was in his own house, as soon as Sgt. Crowely ascertained that the call wasn't a burglary he should have left.
I don't see in the report where the officer ever confirmed anything other than that the guy worked for Harvard.Agree. Even if the guying was being an ace the officers should have left once they confirmed it was the guys residance. Sometimes you need to pick your battles.
Would do exactly the same thing again? Wow. Okay, so, this guy, Gates, is being a jerk, but Crowley would still goad him into a situation just so he could assert his powers over Gates by arresting him?
That's right, Sgt. Crowley! You show the public who's boss! Criminals will tremble at the sound of your name! Children will run into their homes as you cruise the streets! Only one man dare wield the awesome power of the law, and that man is Sgt. Crowley! You're right, and everyone who stands in your way or talks loudly in your presence will feel the wrath of your badge!
Not a video of this particular incident, but a thought-provoking presentation. Feel free to skip to 1min 32sec. There's also a video at 5min 30sec of some officers attempting to get an individual, who is doing nothing wrong, into a situation where they can arrest him.
YouTube - John Harris - It's an illusion Part 2/5
I don't see in the report where the officer ever confirmed anything other than that the guy worked for Harvard.
Even if the police officer is lucky enough to have race removed from any analysis of his actions, he still is facing a big fat federal civil rights lawsuit for false arrest. It is not going to go well for the city and the officer.
Ummm reread your quotes. It is GATES who said he would do the same thing EXACTLY again.Would do exactly the same thing again? Wow. Okay, so, this guy, Gates, is being a jerk, but Crowley would still goad him into a situation just so he could assert his powers over Gates by arresting him?
That's right, Sgt. Crowley! You show the public who's boss!
Ah. So if I were ever to be unfortunate enough to be a victim of burglary, and had a neighbor alert and caring enough to call 911, I should take solace in the fact that responding officers were "led to believe" the guy they found in my home was the homeowner and just left? Maybe he was indignant and flashed a Burger King namebadge?You do understand this is America still (sort of) right? We don't have to carry around 'papers' everywhere we go, let alone in our own homes.
Usually it's pretty easy to figure out who is who in this sort of situation. Granted not every case is clear cut, but from the way the cop handled it from the start, the cop seemed to have realized that gates probably wasn't a burglar.