Harvard Prof:
Not much difference after all...
Posted on 07/22/2009 3:26:43 PM PDT by abigail2
Sharpton, Harvard Prof “Abusing Police While Black,” Says Rev. Peterson
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President of BOND, the Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny, today repudiated Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Al Sharpton for their “unfounded and reckless” allegations of racism against Cambridge, Massachusetts police. Cambridge police dropped a disorderly conduct charge against Gates yesterday; he had been arrested at his home on July 16 after police responded to a break in. Gates had locked himself out and reportedly forced his way inside.
When officers asked him to show identification Gates reportedly snapped, “No, I will not!” When an officer asked to speak to him outside, Gates was heard shouting, “Yeah, I’ll speak with your mama outside” and “This is what happens to black men in America.” Al Sharpton and Gates falsely accused the police of racially profiling him. Sharpton proclaimed, “I’ve heard of driving while black, but I’ve never heard of living in a home while black.” He added, “If they can do this to him [Gates], imagine what they can do to a kid in Roxbury.”
“Henry Gates and Al Sharpton are abusing police while black,” said Rev. Peterson. “Their false allegations say to young blacks that they too can abuse police and cry racism. Gates was abusive and disorderly and the police dealt with him accordingly—where’s the racism? This is a case of black males gone wild.” Police in Cambridge bowed to pressure from liberal black leaders and issued a statement yesterday calling Gates’ arrest “regrettable and unfortunate.” Rev. Peterson said, “What’s regrettable is that the city of Cambridge and the police have allowed themselves to be intimidated by a race hustler like Al ‘The Riot King’ Sharpton. The race card has once again been used to unjustly smear law enforcement and thwart justice. This is Tawana Brawley all over again!”
Sharpton gained national notoriety after his involvement in the Tawana Brawley rape hoax—where he took up the cause of a 15 year-old black girl from New York who falsely accused six white men (some were police officers). The allegations were tossed out, but Sharpton never admitted wrongdoing, nor has he apologized to the men in that case.
BOND, the Brotherhood Organization of A New Destiny, is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to “Rebuilding the Family By Rebuilding the Man.” For more information, visit
I’ve seen Gates’ disingenuous shows and alleged “scholarship” on PBS.
He’s a racist.
Harvard Prof:
Not much difference after all...
the police would ahve done the same if the guy was white...”Who are you? and Show ID”.
This Rev makes a good point...guess Sharpton and Gates don’t care how many young black men die!
If the guy doesn’t want the cops to come and challenge people in his home, who refuse to show ID, when his alarm goes off, then he shouldn’t have an alarm. It doesn’t take a fancy degree to have common sense.
Oh gosh. That's just SO classic. If I'd been drinking coffee I'd be having to clean my entire desk about now. ROTFL....
How could the police let them go?
“...It doesn’t take a fancy degree to have common sense.../”
True enough, but this Harvard clown does not have a fancy degree. Actually, I do not consider his PhD to be a degree at all - since it involves little intellect and lots of lying.
And remember, Harvard made him a professor. Heh. CU Boulder of the east.
Geesh, you messed up my thread! Horrible...
They are thugs, and the prof is teaching our young people!!
Anything posted with “Sharpton Says...” is basically what is pictured.
Was there an alarm in this story? I thought it was the neighbor who called police. That terrible, twisted, meddling, sick neighbor...
Well, let me read it again. Technically, no. This is what had led me to believe it was an alarm.
...arrested at his home on July 16 after police responded to a break in. Gates had locked himself out and reportedly forced his way inside.
Police responded to a "break in". To my mind that says alarm, but it could have been a neighbor's call to the police. Though in my neighborhood my neighbors all know me, so it's hard for me to connect the dots here.
Maybe in the dark at a distance the neighbor didn’t recognize him. Apparently he was with his driver too. He got his key stuck in the lock. And she probably just saw the backs of 2 men trying to pry the door open or something...
Hey Al ... have you ever heard of having diarrea of the mouth while black ?
When I was a cop 40 years ago the phrase “Do you know who I am?” was a sure ticket to a bloody lip and a trip to the booking desk. Whether white or black. Now that 0 is President it seems anyone black is the victim of racism.
sorry, I had no internet before heading to the show this morning. For some reason this post came out in some kind of code??? Your reply, that is...
That’s it, thank you!
Oh, i meant to post a picture and forgot to preview it first...
I hope all this thuggery and corruption is not getting to us freepers!! I’m in a black mood!! LOL (not really, an attempt at gallows humor)
Looks that way...LOL
He must be an affirmative action professor.
Forwarded that article on to a few others who need to hear the rest of the story.
those are the breaks with being a cop...
Good job, Abby!
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