Question:
Henry Louis Gates arrested for going into his own home .Why?
anonymous
1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Henry Louis Gates arrested for going into his own home .Why?
Fifteen answers:
itsamini1
2009-07-21 22:59:37 UTC
The women that called it in was racist. The police however were doing their job. They were under the impression someone had broken in to the home. Mr. Gates at first refused to show any identification showing the address as his residence.
February1
2009-07-21 22:59:00 UTC
That was SO crazy. What cop thought a he was a threat? He's like 60 years old, 5 foot 7, and walks with a cane. Apparently he produced his id and the guy still gave him grief!
dude!
2009-07-21 22:57:38 UTC
Because you don't give the cops a hard time no matter what color you are.

It's really easy to do...you just have to understand that when a cop addresses you that he's representing the law. It doesn't have to become a personal issue of who can piss further. If you start riding him , he's going to follow his training and instruct you to stand down. If you don't , he's going to escalate until you do. It's his job to do this and is what's expected of him.
anonymous
2009-07-23 07:55:37 UTC
He was not cooperating w/ the police & was arrested for disorderly conduct.



The police judge him by the content of his character & found him lacking.



He'll be down at the Karaoke Bar this weekend singing "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me.
notcrazycomplex
2009-07-22 20:34:09 UTC
instead of defending the police b/c you're tired of hearing about the racism going on put yourself in the situation. he shouldnt have even been asked for id at all. ive had to climb through a window when locked out i would be hihly offended if police asked me for id but i guess it was suprising that gates stayed in that neighborhood. After id was shown they shoul've apologized and understood his anger. abuse of power! stop acting as if racism is over. stop acting as if all policers are good people. there people like you and i. they dont even need to have a degree to be a police officer. so take the racist guys off a pedal stool. they didn't do their job they made emotional judgements!
anonymous
2009-07-22 19:14:06 UTC
Gates is an opportunity racist and that’s all! He is a disgrace to black people. Any normal person would have been thankful (a) that someone called seeing two men breaking into a house and (b) any normal person would have laughed and gladly showed the police their ID, but not an opportunity seeking racist. An opportunity seeking racist would be belligerent, accusatory and additionally cause some kind of scene to be arrested for and then scream Racism! Racism! Racism!



Gates is further evidence that Harvard is nothing as far as a quality school goes all it is, is a Politically Correct sanctuary! There was a day when a person like Gates would have been fired for his behavior, being an antagonistic, belligerent, and racist person; however Harvard lacking in integrity immediately will run to his side and support him.



Gates is not a scholar! Gates is not a gentleman! Gates is not a person of integrity! Gates is an attention seeking racist! That’s all.
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2009-07-22 00:03:58 UTC
Whitey was gonna show him who the boss was.
?
2009-07-21 23:09:00 UTC
There was nothing racist about it. The woman saw him forcing a door into a home open, she did not know it was his and that it was just really stuck. She called the police to inform them that it appeared someone was breaking into a home, she gave a general description saying that the man was black. The police went by to check it out and when they got there Mr. Gates who fit the description of the man the woman saw was at the home. Upon being asked for identification to verify it was in fact his home he became indignant and disorderly.



He had an issue with having to prove that he lived there and decided to pretty much be a pain in the butt to the cops. So they arrested him for disorderly conduct.



It didn't matter what color he is, what mattered was the fact that he broke one of the cardinal rules of dealing with the police, don't tick them off.



Personally if I were him I would be glad the cops were coming by to check on a possible break in at my residence even if it was just me having trouble with the door. It would mean the cops were doing their job.
anonymous
2009-07-21 23:05:51 UTC
Gee. Now Gates has some good stories to tell his classes.

Maybe even get a book deal. Wonder if he'll share profits with the cops.

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Of course, if his home had been broken into, then that would have been the cops fault, too... Because they don't care about the homes of black people.

Cynthia Mckinney knows how to work that game.

Bet she won't play it in front of a video camera again.
Msean
2009-07-21 22:58:51 UTC
Charges dropped.



http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/07/henry-louis-gates-jr-arrested-seriously-cambridge.html
patriot333
2009-07-22 02:43:23 UTC
Instead of being cooperative with the police who were trying to protect his own property on a tip from a neighbour who seen Gates breaking in the door of his own home, Gates chose to treat the white officers with distain.





If the officers were black there would be no problem at all, but because they were white Gates resisted, and was arrested. You'd think Gates should be charged with a hate crime because of his treatment toward white officers.



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anonymous
2009-07-23 11:05:54 UTC
I think what we have here is a classic clash of cultural understanding. White people and black people are bound to see this situation from different perspectives. If you are white, you are willing to assume police are doing the right thing and are on your side. If you are black, that has not been your experience in life.



Since none of us, including Obama, were there in the house, we have no way to know whose story is accurate (police or Gates) or if "the truth" lies somewhere in the middle, as it often does.



But I think it's fair to say the police acted stupidly simply based on the fact that a distinguished professor and homeowner ended up getting arrested. Policemen need to have skills in calming down situations and getting to the facts without becoming overly defensive and outraged, even if they think they are right. And if you think this would've gone down the same way if the professor had been white, you and I need to talk.
Methane Madness
2009-07-21 23:12:30 UTC
Please do not get sucked into the racism scam. Henry Louis Gates the Black studies professor at Harvard Univ. came home last night from China; he did not have his key to get into his home. He and his driver were "breaking into" the house to get in. A neighbor, who happens to be black as well thought someone was breaking into Mr. Gates' home, and did the right think by call 911. When the Sgt., a 10yr police veteran with an excellent record showed up; Mr. Gates was in the house, the office, doing his assigned duty, checking up on a home break in, ask Mr Gates for an ID, which he showed to the officer. When the SGT left, Gates all of sudden stormed out of the house and started yelling, and making quite a spectacle spewing the typical rant regarding his race, instead of THANKING the Cambridge police officer for risking his live and protecting his home and property. The office promptly and rightly arrested him for disturbing the peace. Of course it is now a race issue...as it always is, and he and his black law professor comrade with...you guessed it Al the race baiter Sharpton have been showing up on all of the LIBERAL medial station playing the race card. What a disgrace.
lpdhcdh
2009-07-21 23:04:21 UTC
Because the police were called to the residence on a report of a suspect burglary. Nothing racist about doing their job in responding to a call from a concerned citizen.



When the police contacted Gates, he refused to tell them who he was, refused to show a DL (just like a burglar would probably do). Again nothing racist in doing their job.



Gates was eventually arrested after his repeatedly disorderly disruptive behavior. Behavior like that has landed plenty of folks of all skin color in cuffs.



It seems that the only racial profiling that occurred here, was of a white police officer being profiled by an angry black racist.
anonymous
2009-07-22 21:28:10 UTC
EVEN PRES OBAMA SAYS THAT THE OFFICERS ACTED "STUPIDLY" THEY HAD TO GET GATES TO STEP OUTSIDE TO ARREST HIM FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT WHEN HE WAS YELLING INSIDE THE HOUSE NOT OUTSIDE. ALSO, HE WAS ONLY 5'7 AND 150 LBS. HE WAS OVER 60 FRAIL AND GREY WEARING GREY SLACKS AND A PROFESSIONAL SHIRT. IF THIS WAS A WHITE PROFESSOR. THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.


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