Quote:
Originally Posted by PornHero
I think all 3 of them were wrong:
1. Gates was wrong to get ignorant & mouth off to the cop - the cop was just trying to do his job. Cops don't it like when people cuss them out no matter what color the person is.
2. Sgt Crowley was wrong to abuse his power & arrest Gates - I think the officer arrested him just to be vindictive and teach the old man a lesson for mouthing off to a police officer. Many police officers walk around demanding respect and get quite irate when they don't get it.
3. Obama was wrong to say the police "acted stupidly" without knowing all the facts. He needs to remember he is the President of the USA now, any direct, unbridled criticism of anything or anyone is bound to piss off certain special interest groups and blow up in his face.
|
Crowley acted according to proper police protocol. He did NOT abuse his power.
The biggest problem in this matter is that people are not researching the entire story.
Once again:
Gates was the problem in this entire scenario. From the time that the officer came to his door to check out the situation, Gates was non-compliant.
The officer gave Gates several opportunities during the encounter to calm down and comply, but Gates refused on several instances and continue to berate the officer when he finally did comply. We must all remember that the officer could have arrested Gates from the very moment that he refused to come out on the porch and identify himself.
Instead of doing that, the officer kept his cool and asked again for identification.
Many have automatically thought that the police officer was the culprit, and, on the opposite end of the spectrum, that Gates was clear of all wrongdoing because of his color and the fact that he was in his house.
The ironic thing about this situation is that Gates chose the absolutely wrong person to try to pin racism/racial profiling on. Crowley actually is a police instructor who teaches officers how NOT to racially profile citizens, was the officer who try to resuscitate Reggie Lewis, and is highly regarded by his black superiors in the Police Force.
The race card got pulled by Gates and it backfired - BIG TIME!