tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053778724028304120.post2710771345178627088..comments2022-11-27T23:03:18.560-05:00Comments on Decisionism: GatesTerry Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512714462591584758noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053778724028304120.post-54975109375224892442009-07-22T12:10:56.113-04:002009-07-22T12:10:56.113-04:00if you believe the police rpt, gates doesn't l...if you believe the police rpt, gates doesn't look so good. it's hard to tell who to believe, gates or the cop(s). yes, cops lie, but so do defendants even if they're a distinguished harvard prof. <br /><br />put yourself in gates' shoes w/out the benefit of hindsight. you just flew halfway across the world and you're really really tired. a cop shows up demanding proof that this is your house. you don't realize that a neighbor called in a possible B&E, so you assume that the only reason that the cop had for confronting you is your race. instead of showing your ID to the cop, you accuse him of racism and after he leaves your house you continue to yell at him in front of members of the public as well as the sergeant's subordinate. how does gates feel about students undermining his authority in front of his peers?<br /><br />i think any white man in that situation would get arrested for being a jerk to someone trying to do their job. my encounters w/ cambridge cops are that they have a pretty thick skin. they put up w/ idiot students, mentally ill, and gutter punks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053778724028304120.post-56296467415525089922009-07-21T14:44:43.964-04:002009-07-21T14:44:43.964-04:00And you wonder why racism is perpetuated in this c...And you wonder why racism is perpetuated in this country. it's because of RACISTS like Gates. Clearly he was looking to bang a drum and he was successful. The city of Cambridge s/b ashamed to not support their cops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053778724028304120.post-42115525243401033142009-07-21T13:05:30.627-04:002009-07-21T13:05:30.627-04:00Thanks, Adam. I believe you were commenting at th...Thanks, Adam. I believe you were commenting at the exact same time I was updating.Terry Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512714462591584758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053778724028304120.post-10374926034384005532009-07-21T12:29:20.966-04:002009-07-21T12:29:20.966-04:00DA drops charges; city apologizes.<a href="http://www.wbur.org/2009/07/21/gates-charges-dropped" rel="nofollow">DA drops charges; city apologizes</a>.Adam Gaffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526187958828508826noreply@blogger.com