Thursday, July 23, 2009

Henry gates

http://www.theroot.com/views/skip-gates-speaks
The Root Editor-in-Chief Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks about his arrest and the outrage of racial profiling in America.
Have you read about this, seems a Harvard professor returned home and couldn't open his front door, he and his driver forced the door then the cops show up accusing him of burglary . He provided a picture ID but the Cambridge police hand cuff him and take him in saying he wasn't polite to them. no kidding!
He was at the station for 4 hours and after telling him they were going to fine him 40 dollars they decide they will turn him loose and drop the charges.
now Obama gets in the act at a news conference saying the cops acted in a stupid manner.Cops are angry at Obama saying he has set back race relations by his statement.
Is it against the law to raise your voice when you are being arrested for a crime you didn't commit?
According to the cops they are real good guys and everybody else is in the wrong. What do you think?

2 comments:

Sister--Helen said...

I think Obama should have kept quiet....definately never leting the word 'stupid' cross his lips///

Margie's Musings said...

Absolutely! It's alright to call a black man a n***** but never let a white police officers be called stupid by a black president.

That's unpardonable.