Henry Gates Jr. some simple rules to follow

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I have no idea what you are talking about. What was the professor mad about? If I'm trying to break into my own house (or even my own car if I locked the keys inside) and the cops come up to me and ask me what I'm doing, I'm not going to start ranting and raving. I'm not going to be angry at them. I'm going to tell them that this is my house (or car) and show them my identification.

a lot of people have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to this.

thats fine, but it doesnt help the problem.

Do you think racial profilling does not occur?

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

a lot of people have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to this.

thats fine, but it doesnt help the problem.

Do you think racial profilling does not occur?

Of course racial profiling occurs. But this case has nothing to do with racial profiling. This was not a case of some black guy getting pulled over for the color of his skin.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

a lot of people have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to this.

thats fine, but it doesnt help the problem.

Do you think racial profilling does not occur?

Is there any evidence in this particular case that the professor was treated differently because of his race? If you have some evidence that that is the case, I would like to hear it.

The officer who arrested the professor has been a cop for around 20 years. If this officer has a racial bias, I'm sure it would have come out a long time ago. If he has a racial bias, I doubt that this is the first time that he mistreated a minority. Yet nobody has come out and said that this officer has ever shown any type of racial bias. It is actually just the opposite. This officer has an impeccable reputation. There are bad cops out there, but this guy does not appear to be one of them.

So what evidence do you have that the professor was treated differently due to his race?