What law did he violate? Reading that report does not indicate the elements of the crime in question. There was not enough PC for an arrest. That was a case of stretching the pen to try and make a very weak case. I know that crap when I see it.
The cop should be reprimanded.
Here is the entire report. It's bull****. The officer
asked Gates to talk to him outside because of the "acoustics" of the kitchen. Regardless, his conduct did not rise to the level of committing the crime, which is spelled out
ZETTEL, COMMONWEALTH vs., 46 Mass. App. Ct. 471.
It's a case of culpability. In order for Gates to have committed this crime they had to prove it was his
intended purpose to annoy, alarm, or nuisance the public.