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JudyInTheHeartland (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:19 PM Original message |
Racist Cambridge Cop Responds to Obama |
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cleveramerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. "without knowing the facts".... |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. What don't you get? He condemned himself in his own |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. Calling the cop a racist is dumb |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 05:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
37. Obama NEVER called the cop racist. n/t |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't like your headline - so UNREC. |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. Crowley represents a sick percentage of our pop....and he seems stuck on ignorance |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. Yeah, the sick percentage of the population that try to save the lives of black men |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. I still don't see the "racism"...especially after reading the police report. |
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jehovas_waitress (86 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Reading the arrest report takes some effort.. no effort required to shout RACISM N/T |
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Chakab (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
34. You people who keep citing the police report |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I really doubt that there was any blatant racism. |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. From what I've read Gates said the police report is innaccurate. |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Or Gates is misinterpreting his account |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Yeah, both sides may have overreacted, but only one side abused their authority. |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Bingo! n/t |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. That still does not make |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
12. The officer should keep his mouth shut at this point. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Nooooo! Keep talking! MOAR!!! |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. The more he says the better a lawsuit Gates has. n/t |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. Anyone else think that the most glaring case of prejudice here is the person who made the call |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. What would you do if you saw two men trying to force a door open? |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. If I remember correctly, all he did was open his back door, not force it open. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. In a statement by Gates: |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. well, I could see that being suspicious |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. If I recognized one of the two as my neighbor, I'd offer to help. n/t |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Granted...but Ms. Whalen didn't recognize Gates or his driver. |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
36. That depends. Did I also see the limo out front? Did also see they had sport coats on? |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 10:45 AM Response to Reply #36 |
43. "Limo" is a generic term. It was likely just a car. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
35. ***LAY OFF THE PERSON WHO SUMMONED THE POLICE IN GOOD FAITH*** |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'm starting to get "Joe the Plumber" vibe. |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. Certainly appears that it was wrong to arrest Gates. |
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wowimthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
22. As is often the case people have huge egos... and this is what this was perhaps on both sides |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
25. Breaking: White folks don't see the racism after reading report written by white cop. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 05:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. Your statement reminds me of the disconnect between Blacks and Whites |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. Racist.... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. So you're saying that Gates was uppity. |
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Aramchek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. so you know exactly why Gates was viewed as a suspect rather than a law-abiding citizen, don't you? |
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Rex_Goodheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Bingo |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
32. What facts need to be known? You arrested an old ass man in his own home |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. +1 |
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Rex_Goodheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. That's not why he was arrested |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
38. Uh, dude, racism is NOT a local issue. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
41. F*ck him. |
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