I have a family member who is a police officer, and you wouldn’t believe the abuse they take - quietly and without even acknowledging it.
Gates wouldn’t give it up, even though he was in the wrong. He followed them onto the sidewalk, screaming and yelling, and appealing to the crowd that had gathered. Sorry, his “do you know who I am?” tells me all I need to know.
This is the classic liberal line - when my daughter arrested drunk (white) yuppies, they would always say that first off and then go into an anti-cop rant. If they weren’t holding up police business and attracting a crowd, they were usually ignored, but if they wouldn’t let it go, they were arrested.
One actually wrote her a note to apologize when he sobered up. I think there was hope for that boy.
There used to be a gay weatherman in Little Rock, who was married and in the closet. He got caught at the local park one night “trolling.” His biggest mistake, outside of looking for love in all the wrong places, was telling the cop “Do you know who I am?”
The answer was probably, “Yeah, the guy I am going to arrest rather than give a warning to.”
Nonetheless, cops are entrusted with a lot of power, and they need to learn when to use the power, and when to end things.
parsy.
Wrong. Did you read the police report? Gates never left his own front porch until dragged off it in handcuffs.
Here is a copy of the arrest report:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0723092gates1.html
parsy.
Gates didn’t get back to the sidewalk until he was being led away by Crowley; photos clearly show him in cuffs and in the grip of Crowley on his front porch, the open door behind.
He is caught in mid yell, however.
Crowley explains the arrest....after numerous warnings of an arrest...Gates followed him out and continued....Office of Professional conduct has canvassed the neighborhood, interviewed witnesses...have told Crowley he did nothing wrong.