Black In America:Breaking: Cambridge Police Unit Demands Apology From Obama (Video)…
This is ridiculous the President should not apologize for anything. The officer was wrong and the Cambridge Police Dept. should look to him for any apology.
Further more, the historical record stands as a set precedent for how African Americans are treated in America. Henry Gates was arrested in his home by an officer who failed to abide by the law himself.
Non compliance with Mr. Gates request for identification and badge number was the first instance of unacceptable behavior. The officer has yet explain his deviation from protocol.
To demand an apology from the United States President is not only disrespectful to the Presidential Office; it also speaks to a special concern of defiance as the Cambridge Police Department answer their Commander and Cheif with a dismissive retort.
I do not support the Cambridge Police Department or their actions. Further investigation should be their first priority, and an apology from the arresting officer to Professor Gates is in order.
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~ by artofficial26 on July 24, 2009.
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Here’s an issue: even if it’s your house, without running your license and talking to you outside cops don’t know (a) if you’re being held hostage or someone in your family is (b) if you’re subject to a restraining order or have warrants and (c) whether you’re up to no good in your own home, by, for example, having hurt a family member. SOP dictates ID, running for warrants, and taking things to the safety of the neutral ground outside. Gates lost his mind in this episode, made casual accusations of racism, and deserves to be ridiculed. Obama made a big moral and political mistake in weighing in on this local issue when he’s biased (by his own admission) and wrong and confirming the stereotypes of black politicians: They stand up for blacks and are negative to law enforcement even when blacks misbehave.
By the officer’s own account there is only one credible explanation of the officer’s concern; (A) that he believed someone else may have been in the home. However, the officer made an error in judgement when he refused to provide identification and badge number to Professor Gates. By Massachusetts law; the officer is required to present this information to any civilian who requests it. The officer did not do this, even after Gates showed him two forms of identification. So the officer was the first person to deviate from protocol in violation of Massachusetts State Law. There were no casual accusations of racism; any accusations are well documented. It is disturbing to me that our citizens have begun to take it upon themselves to “ridicule” others based on their own beliefs. Innocent until proven guilty and freedom of speech fly out the window when issues of color confrontation arise. I fail to understand where the black politician remark is relevant but I think I have an idea. Black people stand up for black people and are not above or below law enforcement. It is funny that numerous police organizations united demanding an apology and only one black politician spoke out on the issue at an impromptu press conference, but this to you has become an issue of black politicians being biased for misbehaving blacks. What other black politicians can you point to to support your case? Quiet honestly that isn’t even a real stereotype. Who stands up for you when you misbehave? Don’t speak of Henry Louis Gates; a man who is more accomplished than you and 95% of the nation as if he were a misbehaving child. People always seem to miss the racism and get straight to reverse racism as if racism was a timeline in chronological order from racism to reverse racism. America is still clearly a racist country and your comment reeks of prejudice.