tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086537183354417004.post2404949618315486922..comments2023-09-16T13:22:55.052-04:00Comments on freefromeditors: On break-ins and professorsJim of L-Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941398804273985677noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086537183354417004.post-79620627483565388582009-07-29T11:20:17.084-04:002009-07-29T11:20:17.084-04:00Jim:
Always amazes me how many people want to arg...Jim:<br /><br />Always amazes me how many people want to argue or "out tough" a cop.<br /><br />It's like bringing a knife to a gun fight. You ain't gonna win.<br /><br />Just be respectful, answer directly, obey if it doesn't put your life in jeopardy.<br /><br />Cops get twitchy when you get bitchy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086537183354417004.post-36035287057194845702009-07-29T11:18:58.189-04:002009-07-29T11:18:58.189-04:00Hopefully, everyone learns a lesson out of this, e...Hopefully, everyone learns a lesson out of this, even the Prez.<br /><br />Good thoughts all, Elin.Jim of L-Townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941398804273985677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086537183354417004.post-87841900397699086352009-07-29T10:56:36.285-04:002009-07-29T10:56:36.285-04:00Oh, I have loads to say about this story. Mostly ...Oh, I have loads to say about this story. Mostly because I've been hearing about it non-stop for days on end. <br /><br />This was the first time in his presidency that i have felt that Obama was out of line. After making it clear that he had a bias in the matter and wasn't fully informed on the full situation, calling the Cambridge PD stupid was a really irresponsible comment. Same thing with our lovely governor Deval Patrick, whose view of reality is obviously skewed: calling a brutal rapist 'humane', upgrading his car and curtains on the state's dime. <br /><br />Here's how I feel based on the stories I have heard: Both parties overreacted. <br /><br />Gates refused to identify himself at first and Crowley was responding to the scene on his own. If he felt that the best way to gain control of the situation and to get Gates cooperate was to bring him in, fine. I do, however, struggle with the definition of disorderly conduct. It's vague and I understand that its a discretionary sort of charge. Was Gates being disorderly? Maybe, I don't think that scholars get to act above the law. Should Crowley have walked away once he realized that a man that uses a cane to walk was hardly a threat & wasn't breaking in? Maybe. <br /><br />And then what if Crowley had only threatened to arrest Gates based on his behaviors, but once Gates calmed down, Crowley decided not to arrest him? Would people then be saying that the CPD were pushovers? Maybe.<br /><br />I also struggle with the alleged race issue. People of all races are capable of breaking in. Crime does no discriminate. If a white man was refusing to identify himself and was acting out, he likely would have been arrested too. What if Crowley was black, hmm? Obviously no one would have claimed racial profiling in that case. no one mentions that on Gate's application to Yale, he made a statement about 'whitey' judging him. Oddly enough, racism works both ways. It perpetuates itself.<br /> <br /><br />-ElinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com