You can see why we needed Obama at this point in our history, right? When our country has sunk to the level where white men with guns have the gall to openly investigate the report of a break-in in broad daylight. Well, that's just going too far.
(aside- what a trip: one day you're doing your job, same-old, same-old; the next day, the president of the United States is calling you stupid)
Fortunately, we've gotten the attention of the smartest man to ever walk the planet. Now all that remains is for Obama to outline exactly how to act when investigating the report of a crime in progress. Obviously, point number one will be to leave if a suspected burglar says, "This is my house." Only the real homeowner could say that.
I kid of course. Excuse the language, but this is nothing more than douchenozzlery. It's not a black thing; white folks do it too. Some people are just too smug and self important to realize what they owe to the men who put on a bullet proof vest every morning to go out into unknown situations to protect and serve. At a minimum, we owe the police cooperation. Period. Henry Louis Gates is the one who acted stupidly, not officer Crowley. (and I'm supposed to let the man who calls Crowley stupid take charge of my health care?)
That being said, maybe it's a good idea to put Mr. Gates on a do not investigate list. Obviously, Mr Gates knows his rights and will be able to assert them over the next burglar who forces in his front door.
***Update:
Our president blathers on:
"I have to say I am surprised by the controversy surrounding my statement, because I think it was a pretty straightforward commentary that you probably don't need to handcuff a guy, a middle-aged man who uses a cane, who's in his own home," Obama said.
Oh really? So it would probably be ok not to handcuff these guys either:
All murders, and the 58 year old, the same age as Henry Louis Gates, killed two people. Maybe it's the cane. If they tell you they need a cane, can they skip the handcuffs?
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