Henry Louis Gates Jr Arrested Opinion Ruth's Blog

[ProjectSafePlay]

I agree with you about how white people still view minority races particularly black people. For example, here in Dearborn, Michigan (I'm from Detroit, next door), up until the late 70s, Dearborn was segregated. There is a park, called Ford Track (like in Henry Ford Motor Co.) where black people could not enter to walk or run around the track. They called the police & chased us out of Dearborn. Michigan is still pretty much segregated. They put bad food and high prices in the poor neighborhoods.

[miamivicepastels83]

@ProjectSafePlay it's sad isn't it. and ppl try to pretend it doesn't exist. which to me is even more sad. i am also sickened by all the hidden racists that come out to play on youtube in the comment areas. they can never understand because it has never happened to them (some can , few do). and so they choose to remain close minded.

[ProjectSafePlay]

@miamivicepastels83 - Yes it is. And seriously, I believe it will never change, at least not in our lifetime. BTW, great videos and keep doing you!

[miamivicepastels83]

@ProjectSafePlay ty!! and :'''( but i think one day it will change...but i agree. not in our day

[DaveWhiteInYoFace]

Why do YOU need an apology?

It's funny how no one sees that Gates DID act out and brought it upon himself. If you are talking with an officer of the law, you must act in a respectful manner, not start ranting and screaming, and calling them a racist. Gates felt all high and mighty, and played the race card from the very beginning.

[Realizalize]

always this disorderly conduct shit!

how picky is it to do so

[pabankhead1]

Besides the Police foundation was "Built" on Gangs in New York crime district....

Police really represent diffent meaning to different people....White.Police Officers believe that they are working on be-half of whites. Look at the Criminal Justice System.......

[pabankhead1]

GuRaQT12

What are you speaking about.....These type of incidents are happening all over the world.......Some have been "Murdered"..

This officer Refuses to "Respect" the Commander and Chief/President....

This Officer did act "Stupidly".....How "Disrespectful" is that.....I am from Illinois, The worst place on this " Planet" to live...... What do you think would have happen if this Officer "Disrespected" Former President Bush.....This Officer needs a wake-up call.

[GuRaQT12]

Gates first comment to the police officer was "WHY DO YOU WANT MY ID? BECAUSE I'M A BLACK MAN IN AMERICA AND YOU'RE A WHITE COP"? HELLO, THIS IS RACISM IN IT'S HIGHEST FORM! The call said burglary/breakin in progress. Cops arrive at back door with the door broken in. Gates in kitchen yelling at police. Gates and our President need to reassure this country that they are not racist. UNITED WE'LL STAND DIVIDED WE'LL FALL. DO YOU GET MY POINT? STOP WHINNING ABOUT HISTORY AND THINK ABOUT TODAYS FALL

[ezekielthemack]

How is it racism. WHITE PEOPLE are the architects of racism. When was the last time that Gates claimed that he wanted to lynch white people? When was the last time that gates said he wanted whites out of the U.S? You are an ignorant white fool, who, like most whites, does not know the meaning of racism, but are quick to use the word without engaging your brain first. You ignorant fool.

[metalsoul66]

"How is it racism?" Assuming every white cop is racist is racial profiling you idiot! Oh, and you're racist too, against whites. You claim that whites don't know the meaning of racism, we've experienced it too! Irish immigrants suffered extremely large amounts of discrimination when they moved into America. To claim that all whites lack the knowledge in knowing what racism is like, is ignoring the history of racism that whites have experienced.

[ezekielthemack]

Not every white cop is racist, MOST are. I'm not racist at all, as I don't have the leverage to implement the myriad of racist agendas that white people have and continue to impose on black people. White people DO NOT know what racism is like. What white people experienced was prejudice and discrimination. This was on account of who they were not what COLOR they were. Nowhere in history have white people been made to feel sub-human. Blacks have (i.e. re: 3/5ths of a human being U.S.const.)

[metalsoul66]

Most white cops are racist? You are ignorant beyond reason, i'm not even going to bother responding to the rest of what you have said because your mind is obviously beyond any point of reconciliation.

[miamivicepastels83]

Nowhere in history have white people been made to feel sub-human

which is a big reason why a lot of them fail to understand issues like this....not all, some

[miamivicepastels83]

Irish immigrants suffered extremely large amounts of discrimination when they moved into America

that's true...and if it was still happening, id make a video about that too...cause that's sad and wrong as well. i am speaking about injustice, not about race. race is only one factor here

[miamivicepastels83]

are quick to use the word without engaging your brain first

..sometimes i feel certain white people don't want to deal with the issues of race because they feel guilty for what their ancestors did...i could be wrong, but i cant help but sometimes feel that.

[GuRaQT12]

Stop whinning about the history and what happened years ago. Think about today and how our President needs your support to UNITE, and NOT DIVIDE! Gates messed up! Police have a job to do. I would never yell at a cop or call him names, because I would be arrested for disorderly conduct. Everyday they put their life on the line for public safety. They are trained professionals. They have a heavy cross to carry and some sacrifice their own life protecting the same that would tear them down.

[miamivicepastels83]

i can agree with some of your argument....you made some good points

[metalsoul66]

It's amazing how these ignorant people like "Ruth" get off calling what Crowly did, racial profiling. The man was doing his job. If you were to get your head out of your ass and get information from places besides MSNBC you would understand that firstly, there were previously a number of break-ins inside of Gate's neighborhood. Crowly didn't arrest the man for a suspected break in, he arrested him for disorderly conduct, yelling/ screaming in public calling a police officer "racist" etc.

[miamivicepastels83]

It's amazing how these ignorant people like "Ruth" get off calling what Crowly did, racial profiling.

....that right. and RUTH gonna keep on posting too....thanks for watching

[metalsoul66]

Well thank you for not adressing any of my points, you ignoramus.

[GuRaQT12]

Obama responded to this arrest by the police force as acting STUPIDLY. Well, stupid is what stupid does. I'M SHOCKED THAT OUR COMANDER-IN-CHIEF would make a judgement call without having all the facts at hand. I FIND THIS EXTREMELY DISTURBING AS WELL! Please do not let him near that button! Gates broke into his back door. 2 of the officers were black. They all acted professionally! Gates was out of control and arrested for dissorderly conduct. REMEMBER, UNITED WE STAND! DIVIDED WE FALL!

[miamivicepastels83]

no president could be as stupid as the one that just left....a rock could be our president and i would feel comfortable.....

[Pentazoid111]

What does slavery have to do with Gates being arrested by the police? Did you actually read the police report by the cop who arrested Gates before taking sides? From what I read in the Police report , Gates was being loud and boisterous and he said he repeatledly gave gates his identification. I am not saying what the cop has written is accurate or even true, because I was not their and like everyone else, cops possess the ability to lie. But you are taking sides without all the facts.

[miamivicepastels83]

What does slavery have to do with Gates being arrested by the police?

history always has an effect on attitudes in the present...why do we hold freedom so close in america? because history says that the founders of this country were tired of being persecuted in their own...but of course that has nothing at all to do with our attitudes toward freedom now......

[miamivicepastels83]

But you are taking sides without all the facts.

....also,....AFTER gates offered his ID, he STILL arrested him...on a virtual power trip.

[11binf9]

P.S. Obama, not quite the apology we were looking for but that will come soon enough! Can you spell packpeddle? Please oh please release the tapes og Gates screaming and being a loud mouthed rascist! Picked the wrong cop to go after, tsk tsk tsk!~

[11binf9]

Ezekial, your ignorance amazes me, truly it does. I didnt know you could get into the mind of the person who called 911, thats quite a skill. Has nothing to do with the fact that #1 there had been several break ins in that neighborhood recently, #2 GATES OWN HOUSE was broken into , THATS WHY HIS DOOR DIDNT WORK! I deal in facts, you do not. You deal with mind reading and telling us what you think other people were thinking. Again, that can be filed under ignorance.

[Lungyao1]

Officer "Crowly" Wasn't that the crooked cop from the movie "Four Brothers"?

[11binf9]

You can laugh all day, thats what most Obama supporters are doing anyway, as opposed to working for a living. To make that statement about cambridge without knowing the facts is IGNORANT. It is the definition of it. Obama commented on something he himself admitted he knew nothing about. And he admitted Skip was a friend. Both of those would have told a smart person to say "i have no comment" or I am personally involved so I cant comment" Skin color was only thing Obama saw, thats wrong.

[ezekielthemack]

No my friend, skin color is the only thing that the person who called the police saw. The only ignorant person here is you. Know your facts and stop pulling spurious facts out of your ass.

[miamivicepastels83]

and do you notice that they never hardly ever back up things with facts?

[miamivicepastels83]

why? bush continually made comments about things he knew NOTHING about. especially History....in which he got a C average.................

[11binf9]

National healthcare, a joke. Unemployment, thats through the roof, which we were told would not go over9% if stimulus plan goes through, another failure. I will bet you couldnt tell me why the economy is the way it is and why it was Bush's fault. Well maybe you can if you google it and look it up. You might want to listen to Obamas sattements that it was wall streets fault for giving out loans like they were candy. Now go find out who was behind those loans(barney frank

[11binf9]

Its alaso a fact that the 2 races you mentioned also commit more crimes, and they all certainly were not profiled. I do love how Obama supporters, Most of which couldnt tell you one of his policies ,but they sure knew he wasnt Bush. Lets look at Obamas stellar performance so far, forget that absolutely disgusting/rascist statement he made about cambridge. Stimulus package, the biggest pork package in the HISTORY of this country. Where was the transparency in that bill? (his election platfrom

[GuRaQT12]

Obama rewarded the banks with billions of dollars in bailout money. Yet the first 5 years of your mortgage goes only to interest on your loan, you move, and it starts all over again. We live to pay the banks and get screwed again by them getting our tax money. By the time you pay off your home in 30 years, you paid for it 5-6 times it's original purchase price. Do the math, your principal payment times 12 months, times 30 years, (don't even bother to include your taxes, just your interest)!

[deeperthanmost1]

Great point about looking in the mirror.

[lemonjellies]

History, slavery... history.... get over it, stop using the race card in every apparent unfair situation.... and take the chip off your shoulder, Tell Gates to watch what he does.

[miamivicepastels83]

but it's not just race...it's a lot of things...listen to the example i said about england and the indentured servants

[miamivicepastels83]

also, it's not a "race card"...statistics have shown that black and latino people have a higher rate of being jailed and stopped by the police for no apparent reason (profiled). even if i were another race i could see this. it even happens in austrailia to the aboriginal people...because they are lower on the social totem pole (supposedly)....and in india with the dravidians...it's worldwide mistreatment of ppl with lower social standing...go read...

[ezekielthemack]

Shut up with the platitudes and say something original you pathetic individual.

[GuRaQT12]

Please pay attention to who is getting bailout money. Wonder about those who make hasty judgement calls without having all the facts. United we'll stand, devided we'll fall. Hatred will be the demise of this country. Get all the facts of the incident with Gates and the police. Don't be so quick to judge. 2 wrongs won't make a right. Stop the hatred and unite.

[miamivicepastels83]

y do you keep saying im hating? i dont hate anyone...you seem to keep skipping over the various examples i give in my video (and rebuttal) of examples of injustice from all over the world from people of all races....how is that hate?

[11binf9]

Wow are you either real dumb or just completely ill-informed. You literally have every single fact wrong. I wouldnt even know where to begin. Like Obama, you speak of something you know very little about, which , by definition, is ignorant. The only rascist in this case is Gates and Obama. I cant tell which one is more ignorant. Please feel free to respond so I can correct your MANY errors about this case.

[miamivicepastels83]

*i laugh*

all the mccain supporters are so mad about obama getting in office they don't know what to do....honey i would have been happy if an orange skinned democrat had gotten into the white house after that big heap of mess bush left....

[sal420711]

The previos comment was absolutely rediculous and you are fuckin retarded.

[mektigjern1]

you obviously have some white blood,like Gates, you should just thank God that you have been blessed with some of the intelligence of a superior race.