Posted on 07/24/2009 2:23:12 PM PDT by ianschwartz
AP: A black police officer who was at Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s home when the black Harvard scholar was arrested says he fully supports how his white fellow officer handled the situation. Sgt. Leon Lashley says Gates was probably tired and surprised when Sgt. James Crowley demanded identification from him as officers investigated a report of a burglary. Lashley says Gates' reaction to Crowley was "a little bit stranger than it should have been." Asked if Gates should have been arrested, Lashley said supported Crowley "100 percent."
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A police officer was killed in the last week in NM by a man he had arrested, handcuffed. The man was able to get ahold of a gun, shoot the officer, before being killed.
Unfortunately, police have to take over the top precautions when it comes to anything involving domestic disputes, burglaries, etc. Crazy world.
What does Al Sharpton have to say about this?
I’m sure he’s weighed in on the matter.
To destroy 0bama politically for good, we need only link him to Al Sharpton on this controversy.
Has Al given us any ammunition?
Is Al defending 0bama? Are they reading from the same script?
Gates resembled the Det. Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop trying to get a hotel room.
The sgt accepting that invite would be a win for Bambi - hope he doesn’t go. Ick.
And last month I somehow set off the office silent alarm when I unlocked the door. The police showed up and even though I was wearing our company uniform and waiting for them outside the building with my dog, they requested my ID and phoned it in. They have a responsibility to verify the identity of a person wants access to a building or home.
“No one has mentioned seeing the driver there or drive away before or during the altercation.”
I’ve also wondered about that.....who, exactly was this “driver” and why is he incognito?......some obama-buddy or official who went to China with Gates?.......is something like THAT the real story being suppressed?
How come it took this many days for someone to ask him his opinion? That in itself shows a lack of proper journalism. And calling him an Uncle Tom just degrades the left even further....
Sad....
Not all break-ins are attempted burglaries.
Murderers, rapists and kidnappers break into homes.
Enraged spouses break into homes to kill their family members, too.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/04/20/news/californian/4_01_354_19_07.txt
“A Murrieta woman was murdered inside her condominium by her estranged husband, who then killed himself with a shot to his head.
“Sadie Charlee Finney, 31, was shot four times just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday by Aaron Scot Finney, 34, who then doused the condo and his wife with gasoline, ignited it and then shot and killed himself, Murrieta police Detective Sgt. Jim Ganley said Thursday”
[snip]
“After Aaron Finney broke through the sliding glass door of the condo, he forced Sadie and the children onto the ground near the kitchen. Police found a small sledgehammer near the door that may have been used to smash the glass to get inside.”
When CNN talked to Gates’ attorney they asked if Gates was planning on suing. The attorney didn't give a definitive answer, but said that it “depends”.
So, is this a race baiting shakedown now?
I’m sure you heard that Gates claimed he was claustrophobic and wasn’t put in a regular cell, but was placed in a room with his family members. Privileged treatment. What I’d like to know is how could Gates, whose supposed to suffer from claustrophobia, stand to be onboard an airplane all the way to China and back without freaking out? I guess he didn’t use the toilets during the whole trip right? Pure BS if you ask me.
Maybe we need to super glue some X-ray glasses to both Obama and Gate’s heads so they can see we are just the same on the inside as African(hyphen)Americans.
And that Asians are the same on the inside as Africans, and that Hispanics are the same as blacks, polish are the same etc etc etc.....
Did you happen to listen to Rush today? He was relentless on Gates and Obama, especially Obama's trying the police Sergeant in the press. He kept calling him Barack Nifong (DA in Duke rape case). It was a riot.
QUOTE: This officer is a clearly an “Uncle Tom”
I am just waiting for someone to say this from the MSM.
Uncle Tom.(sarc)
Sharpton weighed in right after the incident was reported. He was planning on being with Gates during his arraignment, but I guess he won’t be going now since the charges were dropped.
Is Gates "gay?" Maybe it's his boyfriend if so.
“a teaching moment”
This coming from a man with an attitude. That will be the day.
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