he must know you shouldnt be a dumbass when talking with cops...like i said, treat them with respect and they will do the same 99.9% of the time
unless u achieved some sort of transcendence, akin to the buddha; i highly doubt u see beyond race. i was reading niall ferguson "war of the worlds" recently- ferguson himself is a scholar of some not but has come under fire by indian scholars for being an apologist for colonialism. nevertheless, ferguson opines in his book that "race" was the demarcating line in the twentieth century and the linchpin behind the wars that would ultimately receive world engagement. he of course targets nazi germany and the japanese as the main culprits but he also manages to interweave the rest of the world in his discussion. something fascinating about the book is that he introduced a scientific study which reveals that ppl were more than likely to be sympathetic or favour ppl of their own race. its kind of lagging flaw of our hunter gather, tribe like identity which still remains. so in other words- to suggest u have move beyond race is to suggest u have move beyond biology. ur traffic incident is not analogous to prof gates arrest for the simple fact that arresting someone is the dispossession of ones liberty. a traffic ticket is just annoying and thats why most ppl choose not to waste a day at court in fighting it.
the other guy was a north african cab driver who helped prof gates, who happens to be 58 and walks with the aid of a cane.
cops are nothing. the guy taught a course on racial profiling yet he exhibited it in his conduct. the dude is a joke and anathema to american notions of liberty and justice. lets get the facts straight- mr gates presented his ID to prove he was a resident of the home and im sure sgt crowley saw the pictures on the wall- yet sgt crowley took this 58 old man outside who walks with the aid of cane, called for backup and arrested him for disorderly conduct because he got his feelings hurt. then the charges were subsequently dropped and the police dept publicly apologized. sgt crowley is no hero, just a bully who masquerades behind a badge. if i was black or an enlightened white taxpayer in the neighbourhood, i would go to his station and demand my tax dollars back. and obama made a courageous stand to take on the populist notion that cops dont do no wrong. btw, u should thank prof gates for not drumming up a race riot against this shit and pacifying the population by telling his story with dignity and eloquently as hes done. prof gates is an american hero and one of the reasons why as a canadian i respect your country in spite the scum like sgt crowley.
I don't find it surprising that people are more sympathetic to people of their own race. I see more black people married to black people than to white people, same for indians, asians, whatever. Regardless, there's a very big difference between something being racial and something being racist. Racial is a fact of life, black people have black skin and white people have white skin - it's a racial trait. It's quite obvious that in every way, both white and black people are just that - people. DNA proves it, my life experience proves it. Heck, I love and watch basketball, where the stars are mostly black fellows, and they're rich and college educated. I've known about Gates and seen him lecture and speak numerous times, and he's brilliant. Racist is idiocy and denial of those facts I mentioned. It's not about favoring one race over another. It's about thinking one race is superior. The superiority thing is the key element of racism. It's why slaves were considered beasts of burden and not human beings (by too many). As the facts in the public record come out, the cop is becoming more and more impeachable and my sense/version of what went on is looking quite accurate.
I'm getting at this: This cop isn't one you can play the race card against and win. A lot of to do about nothing, as I posted much earlier.
no, the more i think about it, the cop is a child and has no business enforcing the laws on the backs of taxpayers. sgt crowley got called a name and he arrested a 58 year old man who walks with the assistance of cane. dont u see the lunacy in all this?
I suspect it was more than just being called a name. Something on the order of a long temper tantrum along with "gimme your badge number, I'm complaining," yelling at the top of his voice which disturbed the neighbors, and that sort of thing.
Or maybe the entire country is overly sensitive to anything that could be deemed racist. The police department knew damn well they didn't stand a chance of winning this battle in the public eye or anywhere else. The cop was doing his job, that's it.
denny crane, as a fiscal conservative dont u think this is a total waste of taxpayer monies. wouldnt it be more prudent for sgt crowley to leave after he confirmed prof gates was the homeowner? instead he called for backup to arrest a 58 year old cripple because his feelings were hurt. in the process he ratcheted up race tensions and brought upon unwanted attention on himself and his profession. and the cop is totally obligated to give up his badge number and any other information requested by prof gates, its part of habeas corpus
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0723092gates1.html The police report confirms what I suspected happened.
again the cop is a child who gets all school girlish when someone talks back. and he single-handledly squandered thousands of taxpayer dollars because his feelings got battered.
