There is a price to pay when you're an asshole to a cop, regardless of your color.
The professor attempted to pull rank on the officer, since he is personal friends with Obama (and a Harvard professor), and got a dose of humble pie instead.
I don't support what he is trying to do at all.
Gates should have known better. He was non-compliant from the break, unruly and regardless of the fact that he was in his house, pushed his luck.
Then, worst of all, he is now playing the victim instead of admitting he was non-compliant and the aggressor in the situation. Even in Gates' interviews there were glaring points of interest which showed clearly that he did not handle the situation competently.
From what I know regarding general policies within law enforcement, Crowley couldn't have done much more in terms of due process (and I've been researching both sides of this event all day).
Gates needs to get off of the racial bandwagon and find a real cause to complain about.
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