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Top scholar Gates arrested in Mass., claims racism

Scarecrow Akhbar said:
Are you people really such gullible saps?

You don't ever see the hand of politics in any event involving the self-important irrelevant famous but very noisy and well connected academe and the local district attorney?

The charges were dropped because if the case ever went to trial, the DA couldn't get a conviction, and if he pursued the matter, all the fat cat donors in Cambridge would dry up and he'd never get elected again.

Welcome to the real ****ing world, bud.
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Right on the facts from the police report which was written before all the BS started show that Gates was RACE BAITING the police so he could raise hell. If you read about what he does for PBS it's create documentaries and here he laid the ground work for a new one. I think he's scum and not because he's black but because he has no respect for the law I'd be just as pissed at a white, brown, yellow or green, guy for similar behavior.
 
Coronado said:
I'm not sure how many different ways I have to explain it to you before you get it.
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Try this theory on for size:

You can't explain your position so other people understand and agree because you're wrong.

Cops are jerks, but the fact of the matter is they don't have time to be bothered with arresting everyone that's rude to them, so they reserve that honor to only the worst offenders.

As has been stated, the cops were already walking away when that dumb-**** arrogant bigot pursued them and continued his irrational tirade, and raised his annoyance factor to the point where the cops said, "that's enough" and obeyed the laws and arrested him for disorderly conduct, thereby treating him EXACTLY like they'd treat any unshaven pot-bellied tank-top wearing beer swilling white guy.

So where's the racism?
 
Councilman said:
If he's not a RACIST why did he order charges dropped against the Black Panthers that were about to be sentenced for violating laws against blocking access to polling places?
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Because a solid investigation of that incident would probably point to a causal chain linked to the Messiah His Holy Self.
 
Councilman said:
Right on the facts from the police report which was written before all the BS started show that Gates was RACE BAITING the police so he could raise hell. If you read about what he does for PBS it's create documentaries and here he laid the ground work for a new one. I think he's scum and not because he's black but because he has no respect for the law I'd be just as pissed at a white, brown, yellow or green, guy for similar behavior.
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IMO he was probably already working on the preliminaries for that mockumentary and saw an opportunity to fabricate his own "see? I's nothin' but a lowley negro to dose racist cops, too" point of view on his show.

See now why the Corporation for Public Broadcasting should be dismantled?
 
Scarecrow Akhbar said:
Are you people really such gullible saps?

You don't ever see the hand of politics in any event involving the self-important irrelevant famous but very noisy and well connected academe and the local district attorney?

The charges were dropped because if the case ever went to trial, the DA couldn't get a conviction, and if he pursued the matter, all the fat cat donors in Cambridge would dry up and he'd never get elected again.

Welcome to the real ****ing world, bud.
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That's the beauty of reality "bud", if logic, reasonable discourse and common sense don't work, we can always cut off your funding. One way or the other, you WILL do the right thing.
 
Councilman said:
If he's not a RACIST why did he order charges dropped against the Black Panthers that were about to be sentenced for violating laws against blocking access to polling places? Why did he order the I.G. investigating the crooked Black Mayor fired and the investigation dropped.
He's a racist and maybe he gets it from his wife. He said that officers who were doing there jobs were stupid when he knew nothing and then made another racist remark about being shot. Give me a break he;s a total racist and he proved is in his own words.
And don't anyone give me any crap about well he didn't do these things someone under him did it. Bull Shiite.
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Sorry, but that doesn't equate to racism to me. Maybe that's enough for you to call someone a racist, but not for me.
 
Scarecrow Akhbar said:
They didn't make a mistake, they arrested an out-of-control disorderly citizen.

That's their job.
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They arrested an out-of-control disorderly citizen who was pissed off for being wrongly accused. Gates shouldn't have elevated the situation as much as he did, but I don't think his behavior warranted an arrest. I think they made a mistake too.
 
MC.no.spin said:
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The cop in the lower right hand corner is clearly a racist!
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So wait a minute, this guys is coming out of his house in hand cuffs. I thought they arrested him out on the sidewalk.

The charge was dropped because it was bull****. Not because these cops were racist. They arrested him on "being an asshole to the cops in public." Unfortunately for them, this guy had a the resources to call them on their nonsense.

Folks who can't take some name calling have no business working in law enforcement.
 
WillRockwell said:
That's the beauty of reality "bud", if logic, reasonable discourse and common sense don't work, we can always cut off your funding. One way or the other, you WILL do the right thing.
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No. that's how you liberals compel behavior, and the behaviors liberals command have no relationship with the right thing to do or any other sane system of morality.

The right thing to do is to treat the disorderly bigoted black Hahvahd Perfessor just like one would treat the disorderly bigoted white construction worker.
 
Dr_Patrick said:
They arrested an out-of-control disorderly citizen who was pissed off for being wrongly accused. Gates shouldn't have elevated the situation as much as he did, but I don't think his behavior warranted an arrest. I think they made a mistake too.
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Exactly. You don't arrest people for being mad at the police.
 
Councilman said:
If he's not a RACIST why did he order charges dropped against the Black Panthers that were about to be sentenced for violating laws against blocking access to polling places? Why did he order the I.G. investigating the crooked Black Mayor fired and the investigation dropped.
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Your comments here are complete and utter bull****. You have no proof that he ordered DOJ to drop the charges on anyone nor do you have proof that he fired that IG based upon race. You're being a clown now.
He's a racist and maybe he gets it from his wife. He said that officers who were doing there jobs were stupid when he knew nothing and then made another racist remark about being shot. Give me a break he;s a total racist and he proved is in his own words.
And don't anyone give me any crap about well he didn't do these things someone under him did it. Bull Shiite.
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I'm not going to give you crap, I'm going to call you a ****ing bald faced liar is what I'm going to do. You haven't got a shred of proof to substantiate anything you've said here. In fact, the entire premise of you assuming he's a racist based upon your lies smacks of racism in and of itself.
Councilman said:
Right on the facts from the police report which was written before all the BS started show that Gates was RACE BAITING the police so he could raise hell. If you read about what he does for PBS it's create documentaries and here he laid the ground work for a new one. I think he's scum and not because he's black but because he has no respect for the law I'd be just as pissed at a white, brown, yellow or green, guy for similar behavior.
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Who cares if he was race baiting the cops? That's not grounds for arresting the man. He can speak his mind on his own property. That is not against the law. Which is why the charges were dropped. Is Gates a race baiter? I think that's pretty much obvious. Is that a crime? No, end of story. He shouldn't have been arrested.
Scarecrow Akhbar said:
They didn't make a mistake, they arrested an out-of-control disorderly citizen.

That's their job.
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Bull****. They made a bad arrest on trumped up charges. He wasn't out of control, he was shooting off his mouth on his own property. There is no law that says you can't yell at the cops. They weren't doing their job, they were abusing their authority because the guy pissed them off.
 
Lerxst said:
So wait a minute, this guys is coming out of his house in hand cuffs. I thought they arrested him out on the sidewalk.
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How do you know they're "coming out of his house"? They're on the porch, but you don't know how long they've been there or if they decided to take him back up there FROM the sidewalk.
 
ARealConservative said:
cops hate being yelled at, even when they deserve it.

Nobody actually gets arrested for yelling at a non cop outside of their home.

This is simply an example of a cop enjoying the power they hold over people. If cops weren't such sensitive little pricks, they wouldn't be hated so much.
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The statement is not true. Ive seen many arrests of Disorderly Conduct made when there is a dispute and one turns very angry and violent at the other person and making an arrest is the easy solution because it removed one half of the problem, and thus the problem no longer exists.
 
Caine said:
The statement is not true. Ive seen many arrests of Disorderly Conduct made when there is a dispute and one turns very angry and violent at the other person and making an arrest is the easy solution because it removed one half of the problem, and thus the problem no longer exists.
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I call hyperbole based on the bold text.
 
Coronado said:
Alrighty then. Just keep believing what your television tells you and all will be okay ...
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TV is telling everyone it is racism.

He is thinking outside of the TV.

You however, are not.
 
Lerxst said:
Not going to read this whole thread. I'm just going to add my two cents based on the news reports I've read. It was a legitimate call for service, the professor was acting like an idiot given the circumstances, the cops were idiots for arresting the man (nothing in the report warrants this man going to jail), The cop should be officially reprimanded if not suspended for a couple of days. It was a bull**** arrest and obviously retribution for the professors loud, obnoxious behavior. But in this country we still have free speech. I got called every name in book on multiple occasions, but I didn't have to take anyone to jail over it. Calling a cop a racist is not a crime. Yelling in your own home is not a crime. Obama is HUGE ****ING MORON for getting involved and making comments on this issue.

Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor. Our President talks too much.
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A police officer should never be reprimanded or suspended for doing his job.

If the man violated a law, regardless of whether you think the law should be enforced or if it was necessary, and the officer decided to act within his authority to enforce said law, then there should not be any reprimand or suspension.
 
Caine said:
TV is telling everyone it is racism.

He is thinking outside of the TV.

You however, are not.
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Link to the post where I said anything about racism or STFU. Thanks.
 
ARealConservative said:
I call hyperbole based on the bold text.
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I would contend that someone who is yelling obscenities at the top of their lungs is 'verbally violent', or on the edge of becoming physically violent.
 
Caine said:
A police officer should never be reprimanded or suspended for doing his job.

If the man violated a law, regardless of whether you think the law should be enforced or if it was necessary, and the officer decided to act within his authority to enforce said law, then there should not be any reprimand or suspension.
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wasting time/money on arresting this perosn was not doing their job, it was filling their enormous egos.
 
Caine said:
I would contend that someone who is yelling obscenities at the top of their lungs is 'verbally violent', or on the edge of becoming physically violent.
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and you would be wrong.

if the officer just left, the problem would of went away
 
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