>From my understanding, that yelling etc happened after Gates showed the police >his ID. The police have a very different story. However given that this isn't >the first time its happened with the Cambridge police I'm more inclined to >believe Gates.
>Its been reported that Gates called the cops 'racist'. I would be >interested to now if he said that and when. Was it when the cops >approached him? Was it when they asked for ID? Was it after he showed >ID and they still gave him shit? > >To me it matters. If the cops approached him (or when he was asked for >ID) and he started spouting off the racial crap, then he started the >process of making it a bad situation (which the cops continued). >However, if the cops continued to harass him even after showing ID, >well, then they are solely to blame. > >Sometimes people who bitch about the police don't really have a clue >of how dangerous of a job it can be. Just look at the bloodbath in >Jersey City last week - 3 dead cops and 4 injured. Now, I understand >Cambridge is not Jersey City, but that does not mean the potential for >danger does not exist. > >The cops are not always the bad guys when shit hits the fan. There was >a time when I wanted to be a cop. I am so glad that I decided against >it. I would not be able to work in a world where every move I make is >questioned. Where I might second guess pulling my weapon out of fear >of being smeared in the media - because that can get cops killed. > >I think sometimes we need to give the cops the benefit of the doubt >until we know all the facts. But I guess ' innocent until proven >guilty' only applies to low life scum bag criminals. > > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:300730 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
