Wow I've been so busy this week that I didn't hear this piece of news.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=0h&oq=&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_en&q=harvard+professor+arrested
A Harvard Professor was arressted in his own home for "disorderly conduct" . The story goes that he was dropped off by a driver who picked him up at the airport after a trip to china. When he tried to get into his home, the door was jammed. A passerby saw this and called the police. The professor used his back door key and got in but also tried to open the front door from the inside with the help of his driver, but it was jammed. A few minutes later, police come to the residence. They say they are investigating a breakin, he shows them his ID that also shows that he lives there. They continue to question him about the break. why question him about the breakin after he shows that he lives there? and then he gets mad, yells that they are still there because he is Black and that he wants their badge number and name. I would too! He says they never gave him the name and badge number. but I also have had experiences with the East Lansing Police not giving me their badge number and name. As an ordinary citizen, there is nothing I can do apparently because when I wanted to complain, they gave me the run-around.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=0h&oq=&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_en&q=harvard+professor+arrested
A Harvard Professor was arressted in his own home for "disorderly conduct" . The story goes that he was dropped off by a driver who picked him up at the airport after a trip to china. When he tried to get into his home, the door was jammed. A passerby saw this and called the police. The professor used his back door key and got in but also tried to open the front door from the inside with the help of his driver, but it was jammed. A few minutes later, police come to the residence. They say they are investigating a breakin, he shows them his ID that also shows that he lives there. They continue to question him about the break. why question him about the breakin after he shows that he lives there? and then he gets mad, yells that they are still there because he is Black and that he wants their badge number and name. I would too! He says they never gave him the name and badge number. but I also have had experiences with the East Lansing Police not giving me their badge number and name. As an ordinary citizen, there is nothing I can do apparently because when I wanted to complain, they gave me the run-around.
As he was yelling at them to leave his house and that they were doing the wrong thing, he steps out of his house. Bam! Arrested!Well I guess I am giving my understanding of the story, but they kept asking him to step out of his house. If he only knew that you are pretty much safe in your house unless they get a warrant. I never knew this. People, stay in your homes, stay inside. when the police come, please let them stay on the outside of the door to talk to you. If they want to arrest you, let them get probable cause and a warrant. I dont want to say that there is racism, working here, but Cambridge police are making it hard for me not to say that. I know the EGO the police have sometimes. As a law abiding student it's scary that I and afraid of police. I think the image of the police in the black community is really tarnished. Especially because I have lived in Philadelphia, Maryland and Michigan where I do think police are a little brutal, rude, and abuse their power. Who will police the police? Just a thought.
Anyway, they arrested gates and charged him with disorderly conduct. Now they have dropped the charges. But gates still wants an apology. What do you think? do you think Gates should get an apology.
My thoughts: Once the ID was checked, police should have bid him farewell and gone on their way. Maybe Gates was a little condescending;we dont know. But as an officer of hte law representing the gov and on duty, you have to be calm, alert, and investigate whats going on, not jump to conclusions of whats going on. Some things are clear cut. All you have to do is run his ID number and move on if no laws are broken. So i do believe that everything afterwards that occured was the police officers fault, so the police officer should apologize for taking it to that level. Police work for the PEOPLE and should be respectful and polite. I see police saying rude things and behaving almightly when in reality they should just do their job. People as well we know the police officer sacrifices a lot for us, life, sanity, etc, and we are thankful, but relations really need to be fixed.
Oh remember the black off duty cop who was shot by police?
Anyway the bigger question is... do you think racism dissapeared when Obama was elected? lol!
Anyway, they arrested gates and charged him with disorderly conduct. Now they have dropped the charges. But gates still wants an apology. What do you think? do you think Gates should get an apology.
My thoughts: Once the ID was checked, police should have bid him farewell and gone on their way. Maybe Gates was a little condescending;we dont know. But as an officer of hte law representing the gov and on duty, you have to be calm, alert, and investigate whats going on, not jump to conclusions of whats going on. Some things are clear cut. All you have to do is run his ID number and move on if no laws are broken. So i do believe that everything afterwards that occured was the police officers fault, so the police officer should apologize for taking it to that level. Police work for the PEOPLE and should be respectful and polite. I see police saying rude things and behaving almightly when in reality they should just do their job. People as well we know the police officer sacrifices a lot for us, life, sanity, etc, and we are thankful, but relations really need to be fixed.
Oh remember the black off duty cop who was shot by police?
Anyway the bigger question is... do you think racism dissapeared when Obama was elected? lol!
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