Black Harvard Professor Arrested After Being Accused of Breaking Into His Own Home | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 679335 United States 07/21/2009 11:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ogletree declined to say whether he believed the incident was racially motivated, saying "I think the incident speaks for itself." Quoting: Reece2076[link to news.yahoo.com] It's a Police State Incident. They would have threatened to arrest anyone, white, black, purple. Would it make black people feel better if they knew they weren't being picked on because they were black, but because they weren't another cop? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 697612 United States 07/21/2009 11:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | By the time police arrived, Gates was already inside. Police say he refused to come outside to speak with an officer, who told him he was investigating a report of a break-in. Quoting: Reece2076"Why, because I'm a black man in America?" Gates said, according to a police report written by Sgt. James Crowley. The Cambridge police refused to comment on the arrest Monday. WHAT a dumbass! HE was being racist, AND stupid. If the Police had NOT responded and checked things out, and it HAD a robbery, they would have been taken to task for THAT too. Seems you just CAN'T win nowadays! . |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 730958 Canada 07/21/2009 11:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Was this a racist incident? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 728718---------------------------------------------------------- Yes. But it wasn't the police that were racist, it was the "professor". It looks like he may have been taking advantage of racism for his own purposes. Had he not wished to do so, he would simply have identified himself and his right to be there. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 726238 United States 07/21/2009 11:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | By the time police arrived, Gates was already inside. Police say he refused to come outside to speak with an officer, who told him he was investigating a report of a break-in. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 697612"Why, because I'm a black man in America?" Gates said, according to a police report written by Sgt. James Crowley. The Cambridge police refused to comment on the arrest Monday. WHAT a dumbass! HE was being racist, AND stupid. If the Police had NOT responded and checked things out, and it HAD a robbery, they would have been taken to task for THAT too. Seems you just CAN'T win nowadays! . No it seems that you can't win! the person you're quoting is right. It's funny how since Obama won the presidency all of the white racists go on and on about how blacks are racist. But you're a racist too, so why do you care. HE showed his ID and the piece of shit cop should have left. But you're stupid so I wouldn't expect you to understand that. You wanna add all of your own little fantasy to this story and make it something that it's not. What a dumb ass. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 726238 United States 07/21/2009 11:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Was this a racist incident? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 730958---------------------------------------------------------- Yes. But it wasn't the police that were racist, it was the "professor". It looks like he may have been taking advantage of racism for his own purposes. Had he not wished to do so, he would simply have identified himself and his right to be there. He did. How do you dumb fucks miss this one extremely valid point. He DID ID himself. Are you that stupid, or is it that you just want to paint him ass being racist. He SHOWED HIS ID. My god you inbred motherfuckers are so goddamned stupid. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 726238 United States 07/21/2009 11:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Has anyone asked What kind of Dumbass Has to Break Into Their Own House???? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 730909Ummm, you don't have to be a Harvard Professor to learn how to hide a freakin' key, do you?? FFS. Read the article you illiterate piece of shit. The door was jammed you dumb fucking inbred cunt. As in technical difficulties, as in it didn't open, as in........ fuck it you're to stupid to even try to explain this to. |
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ShadowDancer User ID: 287857 United States 07/21/2009 10:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I know who this is-it was racist imho and many of others who know him agree. Typical crap ************************************ fortitudo et spes ************************************ When Japan happened I responded: "The Excrement Has Impacted the Rotary Oscillator." and clearly it has. Thread: The Excrement Is Striking the Rotary Oscillator +++++++++++++++ "Ego et Dominus sumus amici" +++++++++++++++ Ego et mea umbra +++++++++++++++ 'Man does not have the right to develop his own mind. This kind of liberal orientation has great appeal. We must electrically control the brain. Some day armies and generals will be controlled by electric stimulation of the brain.’ - U.S. government mind manipulator, Dr. Jose Delgado, Congressional Record, No. 262E, Vol. 118, 1974 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Realeyesrealizereallies. C. Thread: GIRD uP as GRID Collapses Thread: Eugenics 101 (Page 27) Thread: Frankenfoods for YOU (Page 2) Thread: I Do Not Consent Thread: FOOD Thread: Cern Power___Colder than Space Thread: Hempilation Compilation Contemplation Thread: Harmonics and Healing (Page 35) Thread: Sarah's Nightmare (Page 10) Thread: Destination Maccabees Thread: Let's Play a GAME Thread: Throat Singing |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 731089 United States 07/21/2009 10:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | YES. He was inside his house and showed the cop his ID. End of story. The cops should have had enough training to just drive away upon discovery of their mistake. everyone that voted no loves Hitler and that makes me sick |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 694147 United States 07/21/2009 10:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | First of all, we do not have a recording of this...only black said, white said. One has a gun and a badge. Second of all, has anyone seen the undying respect that officers of any color have toward their captives on cop shows and other videos? Third of all, what person here, white or black, would be all polite and loving to cops who forcibly entered their residence, after showing ID, which in and of itself denotes "attitude". Where is Omega when we need him. No matter what was spoken, said or intended, they were trespassing on his personal and real property. Trespassing...no legal right. I'm just surprised they didn't taser him. Now, imagine it is a white property owner with a gaggle of black policemen. Right. Innocent my ass. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 694147 United States 07/21/2009 10:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | arrested then let go...its funny he wouldnt show the police his ID..sounds alot like the Obama birth certificate idealogoy Quoting: Aviananyways he was let go thanks god for watchful neighbors the story could of been like this two black men were seen by neighbors breaking into the house...didnt want to get involved...said nothing the professor comes back to find his house valuables stolen and his house ransacked the professor talks to his neighbors and asks "why when you saw people breaking into my house didnt you say or do anything, you could have called the police the neighbor says, well we didnt want to get involved for fear of retailiation just saying No offense Reece...stories can go both ways No one questions them showing up. But if it was a break-in, first of all would they be breaking down the door in an upscale community apparently in the daytime? They had already gained access by the back door. And, would a burglar have ID with the same address? Lame. Sorry, this story goes only one way. That the "black" may have pissed off the "white" and in this case, the "white" had the gun, the badge and the corresponding "attitude". Hopefully, he'll get a book deal. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 694147 United States 07/21/2009 10:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Has anyone asked What kind of Dumbass Has to Break Into Their Own House???? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 726238Ummm, you don't have to be a Harvard Professor to learn how to hide a freakin' key, do you?? FFS. Read the article you illiterate piece of shit. The door was jammed you dumb fucking inbred cunt. As in technical difficulties, as in it didn't open, as in........ fuck it you're to stupid to even try to explain this to. ...and he had already let himself in by the back door. Illiterates, to be sure. |
Guns n' God User ID: 717392 United States 07/21/2009 11:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's not like the cop "profiled" him. He received a report of a black male trying to enter a door by force from a concerned neighbor. Gates could have acted like an adult and explained the situation rather than blowing a gasket in a dramatic plea for attention. Ever since Obama got elected, all these race-baiters have been in desperate need of an incident to show that America is still "racist" so Gates manufactured one, now he's got Al Sharpton and co. on his bandwagon and, apparently, they're going to march on Cambridge which is basically the East Coast's version of Berkeley, CA. Absolutely ridiculous! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 637192 United States 07/21/2009 11:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | IMO this was very racist. By the time they got outside, the cops knew Gates was a professor at Harvard. They arrested him to humiliate him for acting pompous and haranguing them like as ass. Now a of of Harvard professors would act like pompous, belittling asses, but they don't get arrested for it! Quoting: AsperGirl 708515The black professor was trying to throw his weight around like a shrill condescending liberal academic, and the cops decided to treat him like a black man off the street and humiliate him. In my opinion they would NOT arrest a white Harvard professor for being a loud condescending asshole, and they also wouldn't go around arresting upset white people who yell on their patios. They wanted to humiliate and demean him. No, you're stupid. It's not racist when cops will do that to anyone who was acting like that to them. Been in those types of situations. They don't care about your race if you're acting like that to the law. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 356556 United States 07/21/2009 11:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Professor was irritated from a long trip, being sick and finding out his door wont open. When cops ask for ID to be sure hes the owner/renter, he throws up the race card. Most people would automatically be suspicious because he refuses to show ID but at the same time most people would be scared of being prosecuted for racism. Professor shows police his picture ID and asks officer for his name and badge. Officer refuses weather or not because he is scared the guy is going to accuse him of being racist or because hes racist we dont know. The cop has reason to believe he will call him racist due to the race card being played earlier so its not hard to imagine he was trying to avoid being called racist. Or the cop could simply just be racist, thats not hard to imagine either. Anyways, the cop is leaving and the professor is chasing him down yelling racist remarks. Cop arrests the professor for "loud and tumultuous behavior". All around stupid behavior on both ends but without knowing all the details you cant just say "yeah its racist" or "no its not". My opinion is that its not racism, its a case of mistaken identity, irritation, and people quick to call racism or scared of being called racist. |
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Reece2076 (OP) User ID: 731546 China 07/22/2009 02:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Update to this story - Full article pasted in the OP [link to news.yahoo.com] As Above, So Below Work Smarter, Not Harder |
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