I have to tell you I love reading the newspaper, however this mornig was an excption,. My hero a gentlemen that I admire had a mug shot in this morning's paper. Here is the irony the first African American President was on the cover of the newspaper so I started reading the paper with a smile. And then I got to that page. What page? The page where a Harvard educated man had a mug shot becuase of an arrest. Why was he arrested? Well he was trying to get into his own home on the campus where he is a tenured proffesor. Someone called the police becuase they thought that Dr. Gates was breaking in his own home. After he showed his Harvard ID and an ID to show his address of the home he was in he was still arrested The police officer said the 5' 7"/150 lb Gates was disorderly to a police officer with a gun in Cambridge. HMMMMMMMMMM. I know Obama gave a speech last week about no exuses and about hard work , but that is what Dr. Gates has done all of his life and he still ended up with an arrest and a mugshot. Are there really no more exuses?
Here is an update about the case.
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You stated (CNN quote)that this wouldn't happen to a white person of similar standing and I agree. The white professor would have stepped onto the porch and continued the conversation with the officer and thanked him for checking on the home. Only a black man would see the police response as some kind of intrusion and affront to his blackness. Educated my patootie. A PHD in ghetto, maybe, but not educated.
Hey Kim, I also read about Dr. Gates and was shocked like yourself. I have to admit, that was way out of line. I think most police take it one step too far when it comes to anything to do with a person of a different race. CNN stated you said "there's a reason why you don't hear about prominent white people arrested in their homes: because it doesn't happen." That quote was off CNN's internet site. You need to be careful. You didn't have to use Prominate in your statement. That sounds like you might be categorizing people by how much they make, which is another type of prejudice.
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