Henry Gates Jr. some simple rules to follow

[SuffolkGirl]

Originally Posted by gales0678

from what i read, gates had a difficult time getting in his front door, and i guess was forcing it open...apparently someone thought he was breaking in his own house. perhaps the profiling in this case was done by whomever called the cops?[/QUOTE]

the 911 caller said it looked as though someone was breaking into the house , the caller did not say black or white to the 911 dispatcher

the 911 tape may be released today. The caller is not from the neighborhood (she is from Malden about 7 or 8 miles away) She happened to be walking down the street and saw 2 people, from the back, attempting to force open a door. She had no idea the race/ethnicity of the individuals at the door.

[randallscott35]

Yes the 911 tapes were released and the caller said NOTHING about the race of the individual...yet another strike against those in this thread who tried so hard to make this about race.

[Cannon Shell]

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[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Yes the 911 tapes were released and the caller said NOTHING about the race of the individual...yet another strike against those in this thread who tried so hard to make this about race.

Yeah, it's kind of funny that she's getting her name dragged through the mud when she was the only one that did the right thing in this situation. She saw someone breaking into a house and called the police. That's what she is supposed to do. It isn't her role to find out whether the person is breaking into their own house or someone else's, that is what the police are for. Then Gates decided to make it a race issue and escalate the situation which was totally wrong. Then the officer let the situation escalate and chose to arrest a person for disorderly conduct in their own home which was also wrong, he could have just taken the high road, apologized, and left. Then Obama called the officer stupid in a public interview which was also wrong. The only one who did the right thing in this situation was this woman.