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To: FromLori
According to police, an officer ordered the man to identify himself and Prof Gates refused.

He allegedly began calling the officer a racist, repeatedly saying: "This is what happens to black men in America." Officers said they tried to calm down the 58-year-old academic only for him to tell them: "You don't know who you're messing with."

Well, if he would have identified himself, they would have known who they were messing with!

Sheesh.

56 posted on 07/21/2009 8:41:02 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Disambiguator
Well, if he would have identified himself, they would have known who they were messing with!

They isn't what Gates says. He says that presented the copy with a picture ID and then was arrested in his own hom. Why do you automatically take the word of a governmnent official over a citizen homeowner? I thought conservatives were suspicious of big government,

60 posted on 07/21/2009 8:45:27 AM PDT by Captain Kirk
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