If it isn't, it should be. They should be able to demonstrate with the truth that the story from Gates, the media and the presidebt are wrong - and they can.
DOC828NDF wrote: > I know that they're simply defending their reputation, but is that > legal? > > On Jul 24, 10:47 am, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Today at noon the Brotherhood of Mass. Police will be >> holding a news conference to support Officer Crowley and the Cambridge >> Police Dept. Reports are that they will also be presenting an audio >> tape reflecting the demeanor of Prof. Gates and his belligerent >> attitude. >> >> *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** >> >> On Jul 23, 7:02 pm, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >>> When it is all said and done it will be evident Gates is >>> just a racist & cop hater. He obviously is not as intelligent as he >>> and others proport him to be. He and celebrity Obama are the stupid >>> ones in this case not the Cambridge police. >>> Oh how they love to play that race card. The just can't stop hiding >>> behind " the black skirt " of slavery. >>> >>> ******************************************************************************************************************************************** >>> >>> On Jul 23, 5:46 pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>>>>> All I'm saying is that I don't believe that race had anything to do >>>>>>> with this... >>>>>>> >>>> Except it does ONLY because Gates and now Obama played the race card >>>> to demonize a cop... It is called the politics of personal >>>> destruction, a policy many on the Left have used for 40 years because >>>> of white guilty and being able to get away with it... The question >>>> here is not how racist the cop is, but how racist Gates and Obama >>>> are... When will minorities stop playing the victim??? >>>> >>>> On Jul 23, 4:14 pm, DOC828NDF <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> All I'm saying is that I don't believe that race had anything to do >>>>> with this... If a cop is going to give you a hard time, its because >>>>> he's not very good at doing his job. It has nothing to do with what >>>>> color you are. After all, we're not living in the sixties.... Whites >>>>> get it just as bad as blacks, but it's that (1) we live in a society >>>>> that blows up stories when the victim is a minority and (2) the >>>>> minority (or minorities, these days) are so under the spell of what >>>>> society tells them to believe, that they assume that they're the only >>>>> ones that are treated that way. I'm still not going to back away from >>>>> the fact that I don't think much of cops, but (whether or not it >>>>> happened in this instance) I don't believe that they discriminate when >>>>> it comes to bad behavior >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 23, 3:31 pm, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> it's not a race thing because cops are dicks to everyone, >>>>>>> >>>>>> Most people learn early on in their lives how to quickly determine >>>>>> when they have the upper hand or when the other guy does. When dealing >>>>>> with the police, they almost always do. Sure some are dicks and some >>>>>> are in bad moods the day they pull you over. But I assure you, calling >>>>>> them a racist or a pig or whatever is NOT going to make your >>>>>> experience with them more pleasant. Cops are people and most of them >>>>>> are good people. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 23, 2:46 pm, DOC828NDF <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> We don't know any of these claims to be real... Just as Gates could be >>>>>>> getting carried away, cops have that ability to change details when >>>>>>> they feel that they're on the line too. People (all people) can become >>>>>>> lying scum when they have something to gain or lose, and cops are >>>>>>> people too. Unfortunately when cops lie, it is their word against >>>>>>> ours, and when they make a "mistake" there is nobody there to hand >>>>>>> them a +$100 ticket. And believe me, cops get away with a lot. And if >>>>>>> you ask me it's not a race thing because cops are dicks to everyone, >>>>>>> not just blacks. It's just that when bad things happen to minorities, >>>>>>> it automatically becomes a hate crime and is news worthy. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jul 23, 11:05 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If Prof. Gates is in fact one of the most brilliant Negro minds in the >>>>>>>> USA as touted by many news agencies and if he did in fact say "take >>>>>>>> their Momma outside.": >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Then Harvard isn't worth attending, >>>>>>>> Negros in the USA are indeed in trouble, >>>>>>>> Racism SHOULD be rampant and accepted for cause, >>>>>>>> There is no hope for people of HIS color. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> and last, The cops should get awards for NOT whacking him with a night >>>>>>>> stick. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Such a display shows extreme lack of respect for the people that are >>>>>>>> assigned (and put their asses on the line every day) to aid people in >>>>>>>> their time of need. If he is as intelligent as claimed he and those >>>>>>>> assessing him as such need to be fired as he may be educated but is >>>>>>>> certainly NOT intelligent. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jul 23, 8:51 am, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Racial firebrand, Henry Louis Gates, returns home to his house in >>>>>>>>> Cambridge and can't figure out how a door works, so he proceeds to try >>>>>>>>> to break it down. A neighbor sees two guys trying to "break in" to the >>>>>>>>> house and calls the cops. His house had a prior break in attempt >>>>>>>>> reported and there were half dozen recent break ins in his >>>>>>>>> neighborhood. When cops arrive to try to protect his home, Gates goes >>>>>>>>> off on them, saying "you don't know who you're dealing with" (always a >>>>>>>>> REAL smart thing to say to the police) and when asked to step outside >>>>>>>>> told the cops to "take their Momma outside." The cops go overboard and >>>>>>>>> arrest him for disorderly conduct. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This is hardly racial. If you challenge police authority they will >>>>>>>>> take it to the limit with you. Gates was a fool and Obama did himself >>>>>>>>> no favors endorsing this immature behavior.- Hide quoted text - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >>>>>>>> >>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >>>>>> >>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >>>> >>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >>> >> - Show quoted text - >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
