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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX
There is no need to argue this when you look at the facts
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Typical straw man arguments, to get your perverted ideology in about black studies. Do you feel the same way about Judiac and Asian studies as well?
Obama didn't call the officer stupid, he said he acted stupidly as it is clear Gates did as well.
However, it should have been left at that, and the officer had no reason to arrest Gates once it was clear that Gates was in his own home. It's clear from the initial investigation that the officers were NOT concerned about their safety given the way they engaged Gates from the start -- they didn't think he was the person who broke in clearly -- as they would have asked him questions AFTER sitting him on the curb in hand-cuffs.
The whole situation is a push between two people who had limited amounts of power -- Gates a bully pulpit, the police officer handcuffs and a gun.
Property rights are a very conservative ideal. Think about how long they wait to arrest people for refusing to pay taxes pay going into their home and extricating them.
As far as any white guy being arrested ... who knows, I seriously doubt the University Police would arrest any tenured prof. making millions a year.
That's the system, and perhaps that's why you are upset. Rich people arent' supposed to get arrested in their own home.
