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  • but he wasnt being disorderly, he was in his house, would you like a cop to arrest you for being mad in your house?

  • When they played the audio from Crowley's dispatch, you can OBVIOUSLY hear somebody in the background shouting. Regardless of if it violated his rights or not, they DID kinda have a reason to subdue him if he was being uproarious/disorderly.

  • harvard professors are suppose 2 have a vast knowledge on alot of things, if he was arrested he should have called a lawyer right away and made them do a probono which would lead 2 a lawsuit.

    Im sure there police cheif dont need the type of bad publicity that already exsist with most precients

  • Bill Maher wins. It's a 4th Amendment issue, and the police had no justifiable cause for arrest. You can't be disorderly in your own home. That's a police state crock of shit.

  • 12 dislikes are police

  • I for one hate cops i was walking down a street in the town i live in because i had just moved to this town so wanted to get to know parts of the town so i walked around for a bit and all of a sudden a police pulls up gets out of his car barely says anything and searches me, at the time i had rolling papers on me but just rollings papers and then another cop pulled up asking me wheres the weed at, then the cop asked me why i was walking so close to the cars on a street that had no sidewalks,

  • @EzioAuditore199 that just made the cop look like more of a dumbass

  • I agree with Dr. Dyson's statement that if Crowley been a black officer who made a similar error against a famous white Harvard Professor (say for example Henry Kissinger) he would have been placed on extended assignment as a traffic cop. I really don't see why Pres.Obama saw the need to have a so-called 'beer summit'. Can all citizens of police abuse and complaint expect the same? You shd see the YT series about police being a big "street gang"

  • Should assault of the words be the same as assault of the physical? The verbal should be treated the same as actual actions. What you say is what you do. Own up to what you say. Disorderly conduct is in public. The officer is public, not private. When you speak to an officer, it shall be used against you in the court of law should it be necessary. Regardless of color, should any officer question me, he has my full attention and best behavior.

  • @VGAUbersoldat No, tax payers funds are not to be used to drive crippled professors down to stations for being in their own house. As soon as it was established it was in fact gates home, the officer should have left and resumed his crime fighting duties.

    They're here to enforce the law, not police etiquette. Taking him 'down town' and processing him took resources away while real crimes were no doubt being committed. I'd be interested to know what real crimes occurred during this time period.

  • Dr. Gates was arrested for "contempt of cop", plain and simple. If you read Crowley's report, Crowley left the residence and then came back onto Gates' property to arrest him. Crowley let his personal emotion get involved and that is why Gates was arrested.

    As a police officer you have to remain emotionally detached from the situation, you are there to investigate not to instigate and escalate .

    Bill Maher was 100% correct in his commentary.

  • its not about race, its about pull us apart like robertfreed said. we all need to take OUR country back. look up "the obama deception" "fall of the republic" and "endgame" if this doesn't change your mind or view than there is no help for you. research it too dont just watch it

  • excuse me Obama is a cousin of KERRY, BUSH, CLINTON, CHENEY is what I meant to say. Straight from Lynn Cheney's mouth live on air! They don't give a fuck

    They know our attention spans are like fish!

  • How the fuck is he president, A native of Kenya and Bush, Kerry, Clinton, Cheney all at the same time?? He ain't the only problem that's how! He's a pawn just like all the for names mentioned! They are all liars u got to look shit up.

  • How many people in this country get arrested everyday for simply disagreeing with a cop? how many get tasered because they disagree with a traffic ticket? Disagreeing is a crime when the cops have so much power within this system of servitude. Cops aren't protectors of the constitution. they are revenue producers and controllers of the free.

  • how is that racist someone reported a potential break in the cops come to check it out and run into this guy who instead of saying "oh no sir there is no problem i live here let me get my ID thanks for keeping an eye on my house" he cusses them and raises hell

  • did he used excesive force

  • the police was a racist he allready knew he lived there why he still need back up and why he arrest him and why he go into his house he had no arest warrant

  • what resulted in his arrest. You can not win in a pissing contest against the cops. It does not matter what your status is. Gates is either very stupid or he wanted to create a situation so that he could have a forum from which he could speak about this matter later. There is no "racial profiling" (which I feel is a myth anyway) in this instance because the police were responding to a call that they had received.

  • cops will lie make up what ever they can.. we have no rights against cops... i fear them. every time i see a cop i freak out.. i dont feel safe around them...

  • @CRIMSONGUARD72 No no myth my man. Research Pres Hoover and the riots out in L.A. They started that under the guise of stopping organized crime. There are videos on hear about black off duty cop that was victimized by racial profiling. U have to be more aware of what is going on in your country. Racism is THICK in america. U would have to be in some kind of denial to disagree.

  • @dollarsandsense7 right every crime on a minority is a hate crime, and 10% of the poplation is black. while 90% of the ppl in jail are black. Also black on black crime is higher than all crime committed by whites. IDK WHY?

  • @Narutohunter1 What makes u ask me? U said every crime on a minority is a hate crime? I know usually black on black crime is hate crime LOL . But as far as the rest of that shit I can't say I TOTALLY blame racial profiling but the shit don't HELP!

  • What difference does it make if Lucia Whalen said she thought the men that she believed were breaking into the house were black? If they are black, that is what she needs to tell the dispatcher! If I see a black guy that is robbing an elderly couple at gunpoint, am I now not supposed to give that information to 911 so I don't look racist later? Professor Gates is FAR from what I would call a "distinguished" professor or a class act. He acted immature and provocative towards the cop and this

  • @CRIMSONGUARD72 Well how distinguished would u be if u were arrested for breaking into your own house? Alot of police officers have a HUGE power issue and are disrespectful beyond belief and totally oblivious to it! It maybe because they are under paid and unappreciated. The job description is very admirable and it should warrant a certain type of respect but because of attitudes like this mistakes and certain realities they don't. For the first time I agree with Bill Mayher

  • i hate fox news.

  • testing

  • Where is the birth certificate?

  • Regardless of all of our differences, the only real issue is that we stand UNITED FOR FREEDOM. Nothing else really matters without freedom.

  • Who gives a fuck about this shit? All the news media does is cover stupid bullshit stories to try to divide our nation. They want blacks, whites and hispanics against each other, because divided we fall. Wake up people. We need to organize together and take back OUR country. Power to the people of all races.

  • robertfreed, this is the smartest comment on this page.

  • @robertfreed You idiot, this isnt about race. This is about constitutional rights. This nation is based on the freedoms granted to the people by the constitution of the United States of America.

  • @robertfreed you sound like a communist with a Marxist theory analysis

  • @robertfreed well said

  • @robertfreed

    Very well said, you sir are a true patriot!

    God Bless You!

  • @robertfreed wow, the first sentance of your post here asks 'Who gives a fuck about this shit?' Then you turn around and say - in not so few words - 'I do!' which is it?

  • this whole thing reminds me of a dave chapelle bit. from killing me softly

  • This argument is STUPID! Officers are not walking legal experts, nor should they be required to be. On the other hand, this "esteemed" professor was obviously ready and waiting 24 hours a day for an opportunity like this. It's a Jesse Jackson dream come true! Had the cop met up with a real thug at the home and played by the judges rules, he could be in his grave today, and the professor would care less! We were steered to this video as "proof" that the cop was wrong? It's all opinions, NO PROOF!

  • Wrong! Officers must know the basics of the constitution. Otherwise their arrests can get thrown out of court. And you don't have to be a "legal expert" to know that you can't arrest someone just because you didn't like what he said. Also it requires little "legal expertise" to understand the 4th amendment. You can't barge into someone's home unless you've witnessed a crime or have a warrant. This officer claims to be a profiling expert. Instead he should study the constitution.

  • i just heard about this and its very surprising to me..

  • that police made a huge mistake. I feel bad for the prof.... sad

  • I will admit I do not know all the facts, but I believe the president acted stupidly.

  • This is a big fox news story!!!!

    This and the Micheal Jackson story.

    Go fox Go

  • Gates & Obama prove that it is time to do away with Multiculturalism, African American Studies, Middle Eastern Studies et al... these men show how these courses brainwash blacks with hatred and anti-white, anti-US bs & perpetuate divisive rhetoric. We want sorts like Gates or Obama teaching our youth?

    If we just wait just awhile though, Obama will turn 180 & arrogantly claim that he has solved all of the race problems in the US. His use of the word 'stupidity' was projection.

  • He said their actions were stupid because the arrest was not logical.

  • sc0pl355, Obama said the actions were stupid before he had the facts, then he went off on his own racist tirade. He showed what sitting in Wright's church for 20+ years creates... anti-white, anti-US rhetoric... the same that he embraced from the Black Muslims when he was 20. It's what he was raised on, it's who he is.

  • CynNichol: Jeremiah Wright was correct (maybe for the first time) when he summed up Obama as a politician. He'll say what it takes to get along, wherever he happens to be, but that doesn't make him a racist. He screwed up in judging the Gates thing without nearly enough facts, but I don't think he was being evil. BTW: I never believed that he was a Muslim; from his body language, I wouldn't be surprised if his Christianity was an act. He was agnostic before he ran for office; I hope he still is.

  • Ird9999, forget Wright, Obama has shown himself to be the racist he always has been.

    Obama was born to a Muslim father, had a Muslim stepfather until age 12 & was schooled in Islam, age 13-17 who knows, Black Muslim ala Malcolm X until age 24, age 24 until the election Wright's church of black liberation theology. BLT calls itself the true Christianity, preaches black nationalism & supremacy, & is rooted in Islam. You saw Wright's ideas in the media. Obama can call himself whatever he wants.

  • What he was taught as a kid doesn't automatically determine what he believes now. My father thought Liberation Theology was terrific and that Fidel Castro was a great guy; I think LT is BS and that Castro is a creep. Self hating, white, Chris Mathews is more of a racist than Obama will ever be.

  • lrd9999, no one is talking only about what he was taught as a kid... his entire life until the election was spent embracing Islam, the Black Muslims & black liberation theology. Either you don't care, or you are so far into denial that there is something wrong with your ability to perceive who he is.

    I could name a lot of white racists, but Obama is the man who said he was above racism, when in reality he is all about it.

  • I may find, when his presidency has run its couse, that you were right, but I doubt it. Most politicians find themselves sucking up to creeps of one kind or another, just the way Trent Lott was caught sucking up to the infamous segregationist/race-mixer Strom Thurmond. Lott probably wasn't a racist, just kind of a whore. I worry more about Obama's health care non-solution and his deficits than that he might be a racist.

  • Ird9999, hey, we agree on something... since it is a given that Obama is a racist, I too am more concerned about "Obamacare (death & taxes)" & the trillions being printed, sent overseas, etc.

  • he said the officer's actions were stupid because that's the way it looks when you arrest someone on their own property in that case.

    He didn't go on a racist tirade. He just went over the subject of racial profiling. You say he was raised on hating whites, but his grandparents that RAISED him were white.

  • sc0pl355, Obama said stupid without having the facts because that's the racist he is.

    Obama's grandparents in his life ages 13-17 found a mentor for him, Frank, a black racist pedophile, who is mentioned in Obama's books. Not long into his teenage years, Obama was reading Malcolm X, on the path of a Black Muslim, went to the Mid East on an Indonesian passport by age 19/20.

    His mother was anti-US, loved Muslims. Go to atlasshrugs(dot)com for nude photos of her (taken by Frank), article Aug 1.

  • So, it is racist to say the police did something stupid? How so?

    I say police do stupid unjust things all the time regardless of their skin color. Does that make me racist? How about the activists in New Hampshire? They say police do stupid stuff a lot of times yet they are usually white and the cops are usually white.

    as for atlasshrugs(dot)com, you can get that propaganda out of my face. Stuff is written to frighten stupid people.

  • sc0l355, Obama said the police were stupid before he had facts, no way for a President to act. He then immediately launched into a tirade that showed his 'stupidity' remark was part of a racist reaction & lecture.

    I don't care what you say, you aren't President.

    Pam Geller who runs atlasshrugs(dot)com makes every effort to be sure what she prints is fact. She runs a few articles everyday. It would do you some good to read them. Don't be frightened by the truth, use it as a basis to act.

  • Look, Obama didn't start a multi-billion dollar war over not knowing all the facts like a few other presidents. Get over it.

    I am not interested in hearing any fear mongering propaganda written for frightened fools.

    I don't care what YOU say either.

  • Shut up you conspiracy nut.

  • wow "killing thousnds of christians", that's a new one lol... people like u r just strange

  • thema86, read Kenyan newspapers (Dec 07-Feb 08) or the book ObamaNation. People like you are uninformed about Obama's past, & apparently don't think any of it really matters.

    This isn't a game. If Obama's Islamic agenda isn't becoming clear to you, then you are woefully uninformed about global events or deep into denial.

  • you need to stop reading such books and look at the facts. fact No1:he spent 20 years in a Christian church, thats almost all his adult life. factNo2: he's been 2 Kenyan less than a handful of times fact No3: you just hate the guy so u believe anything bad said about him. i bet u even believe hes not an american

  • themba86, Wright's church is black liberation theology... anti-US, anti-white, black nationalism, black supremacy. Obama calls himself christian because followers of BLT believe theirs is the true christianity. Read up on it.

    You are uninformed about Obama's past, & don't know if he's American or not because he refuses to provide a birth certificate to show who he really is. Several people in Kenya claim he was born there. Believe what you want... sleep on.

  • the problem with your argument is its not base on fact but its based on hate and fair. anyone can claim he was born in Kenya but there is no evidence for that. just like there isnt any evidence to your clam that obama "want to kill Christians". But there is evidence of him being born in the USA, and u refuse to see it. u would rather believe sum baseless claim made by people you have never seen in a country u have probably never been in. give me facts not claims

  • themba86, there is no proof that Obama was born in HI. In the past, foreigners easily obtained COLBs in HI, as well as birth announcements in newspapers. This is a well-known scam used by Africans for decades to claim citizenship, & especially WELFARE & other benefits.

    I didn't say Obama 'wanted' to kill Christians, it's worse than that... he was actually involved in the killing over a thousand Christians in Kenya last year... see Kenyan newspapers from then. Obama isn't fooling anyone in Kenya.

  • there is proof but its not good enough for u nothing is. obama "was actually involved in the killing over a thousand Christians in Kenya last year". listen to your self man. how can you prove that, especially when everyone was watching obama run for president last year and the year before. i dont know why you buy in to this staff because you seem like a bruit person. i only ask you to look at the facts and give the guy a chance.

  • themba86, do some research, mine is extensive. I stand by my post. It doesn't sound like you know what is going on in the world, especially on the part of our corrupt politicians... like Clinton with 29 foreign bank accounts & offices. But wait, using your reasoning, Clinton can't be involved with terrorists worldwide because he just 'rescued' two gals from North Korea.

    The sheeples are clueless.

    Give Obama a chance? Honestly, where is your head at? Get informed.

  • i tried but it seems like you r drowning in a pool of depression because obama is president. you should just come out and say u hate the guy instead of lying to your self or using

  • themba86, in answer to your 2 comments...

    I don't like Obama. He is a deceiver on a global scale who depends upon the uninformed & incredulous sorts like yourself in order to pull off his deceptions.

    My posts are solid, based upon years of research.

    You accuse others of depression, lies, baseless claims, left/right thinking & jumping like a dog, when it's you who conjures these ideas up & projects them onto others using mindless rhetoric. There wasn't a single fact from you in your posts. Sad.

  • here is a fact for you Obama is president so deal with it. the truth is you are incapable of objectivity because you r blinded by hate and fair. no mater what u will hate obama, and the fact is your facts are lies. obama "was actually involved in the killing over a thousand Christians in Kenya last year". so obama was running for President and killing Kenyans at the same time lol, the thing thats more funny is you then call it fact lmao. "Years of research" and thats wot u come up with lol...

  • themba86, here is a fact for you. Obama is a usurper, a deceiver who is hiding who & what he really is, and sheeples like you through laziness & poor thinking continue to buy into his bs. You ask, Obama was running for Pres & killing Kenyans at the same time? Yes. There is no lol about it. And much of the rest of his past you would also find unbelievable. Obama & Kenya... the truth which is why I can post it... & astonishingly evil which is why people like you don't believe it. He knows it.

  • lying to your self by taking baseless clams or drivel as fact. the truth is you r so into this lift v right thing that u can not think for your self. if the right says hate obama you will jump like a dog on a bone and thats wots wrong with america today. a smart person like you should always look at the facts not clams facts.

  • you do know that most of the people who attend that church are white right?

    you do know the clintons are good friends with wright as well.

    all this talk about race is bullshit and just a distraction. obama was not born in this country and they are gonna admit this when he is out of office. just so they can make an amendment to make that nazi arnold shwartznegger president and thats when shit is a wrap

  • dedseason, Clinton has 29 offices & bank accounts worldwide, & he is tight with Africans, and heavily invested in African and Middle Eastern countries?... just like a lot of other of our corrupt politicians.

    You're comment on race is right.

  • @CynNichol My man HELL TO THA NAW they rape Africa! They are invest in the business of stripping Africa of all it's resources. U are on the right track with the paper trail but the motives are extremely different from what u think. Think about it, How can u have Diamonds and Oil and be such a poor country? doing business with a wealthy country like America ( with the former president of America at that!) should help the economy.

  • @dollarsandsense7

    Africa remains poor even though it is rich with resources because of Odinga, Obama & their ilk throughout Africa & the US... because of politicians who are principal players in the global oil/other markets. Time for citizens of Africa/the US to stop being suckers for 'hope & change' & to stop the corrupt politicians from amassing personal fortunes. Obama now says the US will drill for oil... who will drill?... Odinga's petroleum corp.

  • @CynNichol Let me start off with this- FUCK OBAMA- But cynNichol u are putting the chicken before the egg. I understand u don't like Obama but the countries problems are DEEPLY routed WAY before Obama. It's more like Obama is the result of politicians raping africa and controlling america. Obama has been groomed from a child to preach CHANGE to us and we have been groomed to either LOVE him or HATE him. Our politicians are ALL corrupt. Look up Lynn Cheney family tree how the fuck is he pres

  • @dollarsandsense7 Agree about the corrupt politicians. Are you aware that Obama's uncle Oginga Odinga (Raila's father), & Obama's father were radical black Muslim leaders in Kenya? Obama has been involved in Kenyan politics (& that of at least 5 other African nations) since at least 1987, probably earlier, with his cousin Raila. Like fathers, like sons. Raila is now acknowledged as the head of the African jihad, & his oil corp is financed by the same guy who finances al Qaeda. ...just the tip

  • @CynNichol no I didn't know all of that once I heard Obama's zip code up in chicago 60606 and the whole family tree thing and tried to inform people about this I just gave up researching him and wrote him up as my enemy. But I am aware of the Bush family an Binladen's lucrative oil business so I pretty much put that together. Thanks for that. U know that the bush family also financed Hitler?

  • @dollarsandsense7 Bushes & Clintons both have bank accounts in the Mid East, as do other pols. Clinton still holds $s seized during the Bosnia intervention. US pols have had a heyday using globalization for their own personal gains & using our military for same... in collaboration with corrupt foreign leaders (incl our enemies). Odinga has been coming to the US for years (just ask Condi Rice). Diaries of Che & Idi Amin illum the global Islamic movement & our pols' role, especially Obama's clan.

  • interesting point about shwartznegger... haha but I don't believe for a second that that dude will EVER be President...that shit won't fly..

  • Congrats cynnichol! Every "fact" you claim in your post is complete, unadulterated, tin-foil hat wearing paranoid-delusional bullshit.

    Somehow you need to deal with the fact that the President of the U.S. in a black man.

  • kaysandesses, you're wrong. Is everything racist to you? You are the one who needs to deal with the fact that Obama is a deceiver, a fraud. And it doesn't have anything to do with his color.

  • @kaysandesses I love it! THUMBS UP

  • cynNichol, You watch this video, which obviously shows a servant of the people (to SERVE and protect) abusing his position, and LYING, and you somehow got that it's Obama's fault???

    Is there anything the black guy could have done that would have been correct in your eyes?

    What if it was a black cop, and a white homeowner? Would the cop still have been in the right?

    You're either a racist or a sycophant. Either way it's pathetic in this day and age!

  • I'm a white home owner. If, for some reason, I had to break into my own house, I'd expect to have to show my ID to any cop, black or any other color, who was called, then wait for it to be verified. I'd also expect to be arrested (or worse) if I insulted his race or mother. Napolitano and Harvey Silverglade, both of whom I respect, may be right that it's legal to say anything to a cop at any volume for any length of time; I'm not convinced it should be if he's in the process of doing his job.

  • johnedwards1968, Gates was a ranting racist from the get go, the twisted product of his own African American Studies' teachings, & a classic example of why such studies need to go.

    BTW, you're quick to jump on the word 'racist' too, which is what's truly pathetic.

    If I would have been in Gates situation, I would have done whatever I could to show the cops I was the resident, & I would have thanked them for responding. Then I would have thanked the neighbor who reported it.

  • I'm no fan of Multiculturalism, but neither Gates nor Obama made up the Rodney King beating or the words of the Boston cop who said Gates should have been maced. As long as the rates of crime, poverty, education and illegitimacy stay this divergent , stuff like this will happen, some of it real, some not. The real villeins are not Obama and Gates, but Jesse and Al, who while crusading for 6 thugs in Jena, were silent when the murder of a decent black kid in Ayer was treated as a misdemeanor.

  • Ird9999, & as long as people like you keep citing the past, people like Gates will be able to keep their money-making white-hating racket going. There is a strong black middle class, & blacks have gotten more than their share of welfare & affirmative action over the past 50 years. It's pathetic to hear people like you continue to live in the past & make excuses for the lack of achievement by blacks, especially any blacks under the age of 60 who have had it handed to them. Enough is enough.

  • I'm not making excuses for anyone, especially Gates, who probably acted like an arrogant jerk. And I agree that the of the problems of any people in the US are often of their own making. That doesn't mean that blacks are never unfairly targeted. A group can get unfair privileges in some areas, while also getting treated unjustly in others. These cases should be handled individually.

  • Ird9999, blacks are unfairly targeted, whites are unfairly targeted, women are unfairly targeted, the handicapped are unfairly targeted, illegals are unfairly targeted, Jews are unfairly targeted, Muslims are unfairly targeted, hispanics are unfairly targeted, ETC. No one has a free ride in this country, & those who keep insisting they are deprived & others aren't, especially when they have received untold handouts, are nothing more than whining leeches encouraged by the likes of Gates & Obama.

  • So, Crowley's report says the white lady told him 2 black men with backpacks entered the house, but they actually never spoke. Cops lie everyday. We need to police the police before America becomes like than Nazi Germany. Knock, knock! "Where are your papers?"

  • It would appear that the "disturbers of the peace, keepers of noisy..." clause would cover someone making enough noise in their house or on their porch, to disturb the neighbors. But I've read that it has not always been interpreted that way. I suspect that if it were enforced in every way possible, it would eventually be struck down, since it covers just about everything except breathing, and seems more than a little vague.

  • Gates has proof that he wasn't capable of yelling loud enough to 'disturb the peace'.

    The people were attracted by the multiple police cars. Anyone that thinks people won't stop and gawk is a fool.

  • It's impossible for Gates to "prove", after the fact, whether or not he had been capable of yelling, unless his vocal cords had been permanently damaged. According to the report, there were plenty of witnesses though out most of this incident (from whom we've heard almost nothing). More will come out about this; at this point there's not enough evidence to prove that any of the parties deliberately lied; most of the accounts were pieced together from human memory, which is never very reliable.

  • (continued) may be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

    That's the law under which Gates was arrested, according to Lionel (of AirAmerica) as posted on Huffington.

  • Chapter 272:Section 53. Common night walkers, common street walkers, both male and female, common railers and brawlers, persons who with offensive and disorderly acts or language accost or annoy persons of the opposite sex, lewd, wanton and lascivious persons in speech or behavior, idle and disorderly persons, disturbers of the peace, keepers of noisy and disorderly houses, and persons guilty of indecent exposure

  • People are trying to play Sergeant Crowley up as a great guy, bull! Clearly Crowley abused his power, subconsciously wrote statements about being told black men were breaking in when it never happened outside of his sick racist mind. Look at the video, Crowley was wrong and the charge disappeared but he won't apologize because he thinks he is above Gates by skin and he should have been able to railroad Gates like he

    does the other negroes. Black cops are backing Crowley??? Negro Confederates

  • I love how you're pulling a bunch of shit out of your ass. If you actually researched what happened, you would know that he was told that there was an African American and a man that looked Hispanic attempting to open the door with their shoulders by the dispatcher, who was told by the informant who dialed 911. You on the other hand, seem very biased against Crowley by making accusations that he has a "sick racist mind" and that hethought he "is above Gates by skin" which just makes u dumb fuck.

  • Crowley was told by the dispatcher that one of two men could be a possible "hispanic", thats it. The dispatcher was told nothing about "black men". The black man crap, was a complete fabrication by Crowley. It was a freudian slip by Crowley's sick racist mind. Check the video, listen to the calls, see who is pulling what out of where and get back with me.

  • look at how this dunce has attacked me for a fact

    that he or she does not like. This is a large part of

    the problem in America, you would rather kill the righteous to have it your way than admit your error. Crowley should not be at the white house having beer, he should be in the hospital dealing with his sick racist mind thats pulling reports of black men out of nowhere.

  • Good video - now that we are watching all of the responses and regrets can someone tell me when/if Sergeant Crowley respond to the felony he committed by filing the false Police Report?????

  • a lil jailtime is good for the Prof's soul. I notice he has been smiling more since Daddy Crowley showed the loving hand of authority.

  • I think it's bullshit that they can call this racial profiling. For all the police knew, he could have been a thief, and could have been potentially dangerous. After Gates stopped screaming at the police, and they saw his I.D., they simply held him in custody. Frankly, I think that he should have been arrested just for being uncooperative. Also, they would not have called it racial profiling if it had been a caucasian, it would not have been racial at all. That's why our government is fucked up!

  • arrested for being uncooperative... are you kidding me! The police should have apologized to him for the mistake and ended it there.

  • Well with Maher's statement, I don't totally agree on. If Gates was saying the things he was, then he deserved to be arrested. I'm no angel and I've had several encounters with policemen. I was always respectful, and I never had any problems. I know that there are racist cops, but a simple yes sir, no sir will go a long way. If you are yelling insults to a cop about his mother, what do you think will happen? He might not be a threat to anyone, but neither are marijuana users. Out of space, peace

  • When dealing with Police Officers it is best to KowTow or else. Their job is hard. The profession attracts a lot of Macho Men. There are enough White Supremacist in the ranks that it is best to Cow Tow and avoid getting really screwed. Literally and Figuratively. Gates should know that! If Crowley was such a Good Cop he could have shamed Gates right there and then by calling witness his behavior. He could have provided his badge number and left him there (in his home) to wallow in his shame.

  • Bill Maher is wrong about most things

    but...

    in this video he gets it EXACTLY correct.

  • This happens to all races check youtube

    "COPS BEAT ME"

  • Government Demographics show in the year 2000:

    population:

    Black: 12.1%

    Asian: 3.6%

    Doctors:

    Black: 3.6%

    Asian: 12.6%

    Doing the math, an Asian is 12x more likely to be a doctor than a Black. Whats your definition of 'cranking out' ?

    Also, many people immigrate here to study because they can't in their homeland. Example: Malaysia. The muslims are given priority to secondary and college education. Others more intelligent usually don't get in. It's a fact.

  • lol figures from ten years ago? are you serious?

    Figures for percentage of degrees earned

    199697

    Associate's, Blacks = 9.9 - Asian/Pacific Islander = 4.4

    Bachelor's, Black = 8.0 - Asian/Pacific Islander = 5.9

    Master's, Black = 6.8 Asian/Pacific Islander = 4.5

    First-professional, Black = 6.7 Asian/Pacific Islander = 9.4

    Doctoral, Black = 4.1 - Asian/Pacific Islander = 5.8

    Continued...

  • Figures for percentage of degrees earned

    200607

    Associate's, Blacks = 12.6 - Asian/Pacific Islander = 5.1

    Bachelor's, Black = 9.6 - Asian/Pacific Islander = 6.9

    Master's, Black = 10.3 Asian/Pacific Islander = 6.0

    First-professional, Black = 7.2 - Asian/Pacific Islander = 13.0

    Doctoral, Black = 6.1 - Asian/Pacific Islander = 5.8

  • One thing to note is that asians and black populations are more abundant in different locations.

    Blacks are most abundant in southeastern states and the washington metropolitan area, while Asians are more abundant in california and hawaii (In fact, an estimated 39.7% of the asian population is in hawaii). Each are less abundant in the other's abundant regions. Whites are most abundant in the northern mid-west and northeastern tip of the US.

  • Just using the stats you provide does not show the whole picture especially when in 2006(USA): Black populace= 38.3mil; Asian populace= 13.1mil. almost a 3:1 ratio. Also note you started the discussion by talking about high-end careers: doctors, engineers, etc.  Not associates. Even talking about associate degrees, there's a higher % of asians with degrees than blacks. As the level of degree goes up, the ratio improves in favor of asians by at least 2:1 and doctors almost 3:1.

  • Dude, I also pointed out ENVIRONMENT.

    Nearly 40% of the Asian population lives in Hawaii another 12% in California whereas a great majority of the African American population live in the deep south. Which locations have a better education system? Hawaii or Louisiana? Better to raise a child in? Better infrastructure? Our president went to school in hawaii. Would he have done as well growing up in Louisiana?

    Guess you never thought of environment.

  • Lol, are you passive aggressive? "

    Guess you never thought of environment".

    The focus of your first statement was something like: asians are not popping out degrees like flapjacks. That blacks are just as educated as asians.  (unfortunately someone must have deleted your first post because i don't see your statement anymore). I was merely pointing out your incorrect. If you choose to talk platitudes as to why asians are x-times more likely to be degreed than blacks, we can.

  • -The focus of your first statement was something like: asians are not popping out degrees like flapjacks.

    Look, I said:

    -Foreigners from other minorities are not 'cranking out' doctors and engineers anymore than any ethnic group. There are plenty of black doctors, lawyers and engineers in the US.

    Didn't say shit about asians.

    -unfortunately someone must have deleted your first post because i don't see your statement anymore

    The post wasn't deleted, you misread it.

  • do the math. percentage of degree holder vs percent populace of that minority. Its very clear. If you need help with ratios just let me know. I'll help.

  • -Also note you started the discussion by talking about high-end careers

    Nope, someone said that no black people were going into college. I said they WERE. Read what I said.

    This is what I said

    -There are plenty of black doctors, lawyers and engineers in the US.

    I didn't say there were no asian doctors or that Blacks were dominant in those career choices. What I was doing is contesting the notion that there were no black doctors, lawyers and engineers.

  • I would contest that notion with you, and whoever stated that there are no black doctors, lawyers, or engineers is a dipshit. One of my favorite people is Thurgood Marshall -a person that grew up in dire poverty and excelled well beyond anyone's expectation. He paid the price many times over(segregation, racism) and after he rose up through the ranks he was called an uncle tom for having conservative views. This man is the definition of determination.

  • ...

  • Nope.

    Obama is a shaman. This is why the police report reads 12:44. Lucia Whalen?

    Obama is caught.

  • how in the world is 'obama caught' when he has nothing to do with the arrest? you should seek help in identifying facts.

  • Before i had all the information, i supported Crowley. Now that Judge Napolitano broke it down, it sounds like this one should end in a draw. Although i am not a cop i understand it's their attitude that is very much a way of survival for them. If they are ever not in control, their life is at higher risk. Gates acted the ass and wants an apology. All he had to do was cooperate and show an I.D. Gates is an old hat racist. Shame on Crowley for lying.

  • "All he had to do was cooperate and show an I.D." Were you not watching the same video as me? The 911 dispatch call with Crowley stated very clearly: "I have an I.D. of a Henry Louis Gates", now, did he act orderly, no, not entirely. But, he still gave the police his I.D. Pay attention, please. 5:47 - 5:48 shows him saying he has this mans I.D.

  • I agree ncks! If he Gates was flying of the handle he would have neber given the police officer his ID. They would have been trying to find out who he was after they put him in the police car. I think this situation got well out of hand.

  • I don't know what part of cooperate and show ID you don't understand. It's not one or the other, its both. Do you think he would have been arrested if he cooperated with police? So in your mind he's just a poor black man wronged by the white cop? And in your mind is it okay to trash talk a cop? Here's a little secret: no matter what race you are, if you mess with an officer that officer isn't gonna put up with it. Every situation they are in carries risk.

  • I absolutely love your ability to think for me. I absolutely love how you managed to come to an entire paragraph about race based off my paragraph pointing out the fact that Gates did show Crowley I.D. Wow. Absolutely amazing. Nevertheless, the two can be separate of one another. They are not exclusive. Clearly there was some form of cooperation if Crowley ended up with the I.D. But, I digress.

  • you responded to my statement without reading it. I stated cooperate and show ID. That is not implying showing ID is cooperating. Either you cooperate or you don't. And, or, nor. Using 'and' implies that both conditions have to be met. Therefore 'and' cannot have separated conditions.

  • Gates did only what he was legally obligated to do.

    The police are not your friends. Cooperate with them too much and you can find yourself going down the river without doing anything wrong at all. I you stand up for your rights and show that you know them, then they'll at least be cautious about infringing your rights.

  • It is insignificant. Let me make it simple for you. Crowley ended up with the I.D. The I.D. has the address on it. The address shows where Gates lives. It should have been over from here. Period.

  • Wow "are the Black or Hispanic"

  • Oh... and before people get too excited. Crowley keyed his mic for the entire tirade AFTER the little sippet that was released. Every on duty cop in the CPD heard Gates as he dropped the F-bomb every other word, as in "you don't know who I Fing am", and "you don't know who you're Fing with"... and something about Crowley's mother that weny WAY beyond the "momma on the porch" comment already disclosed. There's a huge political fight about releasing them. THEY MUST BE for fairness sake.

  • -Crowley keyed his mic for the entire tirade AFTER the little sippet that was released.

    Really? Where's the audio on that? I've been listening for audio on this case for a while now and haven't heard anything on that. I thought all the audio was made public. Where's your proof?

    watch?v=t0qfWsDTmVY

    It is bad enough that you spread hate speech, now you spread false propaganda?

    Crowley already looks like she might get sued by The Caller for stating falshoods in his report.

  • If anyone else wants to make an unsubstantiated claim concerning audiotapes, here's the link.

    h t t p : / / snipurl. c o m / ocmvk

    Seriously, some of you guys need to learn how to use Google.

  • Audiotape on youtube

    watch?v=ITl55WTyIRY

    Funny, I don't hear Gates dropping 'F-Bombs'.

  • I've seen rumors on other blogs that such a tape exists; these quoted Gates as using the term "white mother fucker". If it does exist, I'll bet it will get leaked one way or another. There might also be a tape of the call that Gates reportedly made (possibly to someone at the Cambridge police: "Get the chief!") . Either would be more interesting than a 2 way radio conversation, in which Crowley would only have keyed the mic when he was talking.

  • Stop believing rumors on the net. IF such a tape existed, it would be out in the public by now. All the audio tapes related to this case are available to hear for yourself.

  • I was not talking about foreigners coming here WITH a degree. Quite to the contrary, they own small shops, or work in restaurants, (or both) and do whatever it takes to see to it that their kids have a better education, and better life. Bingo, 1-2 generations... done. Not 4-5 generations in the same place doing the same nothing.

  • And black people don't send their children to college?

    Seriously, do you know how long 4-5 generations IS? My grandmother was 100 years old when she died. My mother just turned 60. She has a Masters of Science and a Doctorate of Divinity. I'm 33 and have a Bachelors of Art. We both paid our OWN way.

    5 generations ago, in MY family, was right after the civil war.

    It's real fucking easy to judge people, but YOU try saving up 60 thousand dollars when you have to skrimp to put food on the table.

  • Most people are afraid of the police because they will kill you and get away with it. It happens every day. Yea.. Gates may have shown his butt(not a crime) Lieing on a police report( merits termination in the least)

  • They don't get away with it if there are cameras present. You can even stream video to a location on the internet as it happens.

    It is up to every citizen to do their part on this. In your home, in your car, on the street. Keep em rolling.

  • Napolitano is one of the few rare guys on Fox News Channel that's not a racist scumbag. I do think that Judges are less likely to be racist scumbags that cops are.

  • Would you like to elaborate on who on Fox News is actually a racist? Or are you just throwing the "racist" term around like most liberals do. I watch the channel from the UK, and I don't see any racism. Just because Fox News doesn't constantly kiss your precious President's ass like all the other news channels, doesn't make it "racist" my friend.

  • Fox isn't racist, per se, just very right wing friendly. The right-wing mentality tends to have some very deeply rooted 'us against them' sentiments. 'Them' being anyone different.

  • I do agree that they're more Conservative than other news stations, but despite that, they do have many guests on who are left-wing leaning. Of all of the news stations, I would consider it the most balanced purely because the anchors commentate, but rarely give their own opinion on air. I am right wing leaning, but I know racism when I see it and don't agree with it. Perhaps I'm just not as picky about comments as lefties lol...

  • Well, I'm not saying Fox is racist. Just that some people perceive it as racist because of its Right-Wing nature.

    I know racism too when I see it. I don't think FOX is racist, per ce...

    They are very right-wing when it suits them tho. Remember the run-up to the war in iraq? I was expecting to see small print that said sponsored by the US Army at the beginning of every broadcast.

  • OMG!!! Fox didn't do their homework on Napolitano. hahahahaha common sense on FOX wow,

    Why isn't this being reported more???

  • thank God!!!!!!!!!someone with some sense.

    Judge Andrew Napolitano.

    And he's on FOX. LOL they must have let him on the air without knowing what he was going to say

  • How is it other minorities can come to this country without speaking the language, and within a single generation are cranking out doctors and engineers? Why? Because they have not been neutered by the social engineers, racial arsonists and professional victims unions.

  • Foreigners from other minorities are not 'cranking out' doctors and engineers anymore than any ethnic group. There are plenty of black doctors, lawyers and engineers in the US.

    Also, has it ever occurred to you that foreigners can get engineering degrees and doctorates in whatever country they are from?

  • jrich is right on and scopl355 is confused by the facts. "other minorities are not 'cranking out' doctors and engineers anymore than any ethnic group" -sc0pl355. This has already been shown false by my post comparing asians as an example.

    Also, sc0pl355 is wrong with " Also, has it ever occurred to you that foreigners can get engineering degrees and doctorates in whatever country they are from? "

    -There's a multitude of countries that do not help minorities gain higher education.

  • sc0pl355,

    There's a world out there that you need to learn. Every nation has minorities and many of them don't help minorities gain higher education. Example: Malaysia. Population: Mostly indigenous muslim with indian and chinese as their biggest minorities. Guess who gets to go to college with government aid? Muslim. Guess who don't make it into college unless they have near perfect scores? Minorities, and with no aide.

  • -There's a world out there that you need to learn.

    Dude, my girlfriend is from Kalimantan Tengah. Want to tell me about the world?

    The guy I was talking to was talking about people that are minorities HERE. Hong Kong Chinese are minorities HERE. They can get their degrees in Hong Kong and come over here to work. Indians are minorities HERE. They can get their degrees in INDIA.

    I have some friends attending Naval Academy in pinas. Their goal is to get a degree to work abroad.

  • ALSO, if you can't afford to go to school in YOUR country (In this case, Malaysia), as a minority, I don't know how you can afford it in the US. Not only would you have to get a Education VISA, but you wouldn't be allowed to WORK and earn money.

    When I was in school, I had a few classmates that were foreigners. They mostly had rich parents that could afford the tuition. I don't remember seeing any downtrodden villagers in the computer lab.

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  • Lol, so you having an Indonesian girlfriend makes you a global knowledgebase. The example i gave as minorities in other lands come here to study. Chinese from Malaysia are still considered Chinese here. Your generalization is wrong because many can't get a degree in the land they were born in. Even if your statements are partially right, in total they are wrong if any part is proved wrong. Don't argue it anymore. This is now beyond silly.

  • First off, I didn't say having my gf makes me a specialist. Just pointing out that I get around.

    secondly, going to school OVER HERE, is very expensive. You have to get a student VISA and you aren't allowed to earn a living while you're here unless you're a citizen.

    Being in a grey area is neither right nor wrong. That's as stupid as saying the sky is NEVER blue because at certain times of day, it is black or orange. You're the one being silly here.

  • -It's not about affording it

    Dude, do you know how much money it costs to go to school?

    -If they pay for it themselves they will most likely put it on credit cards since they cannot obtain student loans.

    Dude, 60k of credit credit debt for a bachelor's degree

    - Many Russians come here because their a lot of their schooling isn't accepted here and in Europe.

    There is a big difference between the amount of money a russian can save up and the amount of money a villager in pinas can save up

  • '-It's not about affording it'

    Make sure to fully quote me. A lot of those people have no option in their homeland whether they can afford it or not. If they can't, they rack up credit card bills when they get here.

    -Dude, do you know how much money it costs to go to school?

    For me it's costed a lot. I have multiple graduate degrees. Over 240 credit hours last i checked. For foreigners... its insane, they are charged a premium rate to go to college here.

  • First off, I was quoting you as best i could. The messaging system wouldn't let me post everything.

    Secondly, WHY would they choose to go to one of the most expensive places in the world to go to school and live?

    See what I'm saying? I don't see downtrodden villagers affording it

    Anyway, check this out. the numbers even point to them already having degrees before coming here.

    200607 degrees awarded to non-resident aliens

    Assoc= 1.9%

    Bach= 3.0%

    Mast= 11.3%

    First Pro= 2.2%

    Doc= 28.0%

  • I said FOREIGNERS from other minorities. It isn't enough that you are asian in the comparison, you have to be here for no longer than 1 generation. YOU keep misreading what I say.

    Also, in their country, they're NOT minorities. If you're from the philippines, and you want to go to a school there, you're NOT a minority. If you're Japanese in JAPAN, and you want to go to school there, YOU'RE NOT A MINORITY.

    I know a few Dayak that had no problem getting their masters in Indo.

  • Civil rights were not a mistake, but let's concede that things have changed quite a bit in the last 50 years? What I see now is another sinister form of racism that tells black people that without the government handing them something they could never make it. Like helpless children? Like permanent wards of the state?

  • yes, and here's the reform I would propose. Guy breaking into home of black man... DON'T COME!

  • So you think civil rights were a mistake?

  • nazi pigz!

  • James Crowley doesn't deserve a beer with Obama. Crowley deserves life in prison for the kidnapping of an American from his own home.

  • Kidnapping? Ha ha, you are an idiot. He was totally within his rights to arrest him after he was being HARASSED by Gates. Guess what, if someone HARASSES you...who do you call? THE POLICE to remove them!