Gates case shocker - Woman who called Cambridge Police says she never referred to intruders as black

Boston Herald ^ | July 27 | Jessica Van Sack

[PghBaldy]

Well, this will not end. Last night, Ogletree said there is a peace vigil(s) coming soon.

[AU72]

Looks like Obama will have to set another chair for his beer-fest.

[LibLieSlayer]

That call was recorded and if she lied... well then she proves herself a racist of the likes of hussama and gates himself.

LLS

[Salvey]

Whalen...isn’t even white...but has “olive-colored skin and is of Portuguese descent,”

This will come as a surprise to the Portuguese, who, all this time, thought that they were European caucasians.

[5Madman2]

And this will be easy to prove as the calls into any dispatch center are taped.

[Doogle]

....hey Bambi, ya better set another table setting.

[bigbob]

RELEASE THE AUDIO RECORDING!

[Vaquero]

was it a 911 call and was it recorded???

[Northern Yankee]

If this happened at night, how can you see the color of skin from across the street?

I'm betting she's telling the truth.

[Truth29]

Agree. Release the 911 tapes along with the recordings from the police radios. Is it going to take a lawsuit?

[50sDad]

I can’t follow my “racists” on this scorecard...does this mean that the cop is supposed innoncent or supposed guilty?

[PghBaldy]

They might be more than one recording, if police recorded arrest. Some tape(s) is to be released this week, per Geraldo & Mr Skippy's attorney, Ogletree.

[cripplecreek]

I’m usually opposed to releasing 911 tapes because they’re usually little more than media porn. However in this case it’s relevant and should be released ASAP.

[Archon of the East]

Geez and I would think referring to the tone or color of someones skin would actually help in the ID process.

Let me get this straight: two men are assaulting an elderly women witnessed by a neighbor, the neighbor calls 911. The operator asks for description and the response is...”I am sorry I cant give you that information because I don't want to be accused of being a racist.” oh wait they are white so OK they are 2 white men with tattoos.

[vladimir998]

“olive-colored skin and is of Portuguese descent,” Murphy said.

Uh, that’s still WHITE. She’s not black, Asian, American Indian, subcontinental Indian, nor technically Hispanic.

Welcome to our world whitey!

[Cheap_Hessian]

"she is not a racist, isn’t even white - as had been widely reported - but has “olive-colored skin and is of Portuguese descent”

That evil media trying to paint her as a racist by describing her as white, because we all know olive-colored skin people lack the capacity of racism. I know whenever I get a tan I always act less racist on a daily basis compared to when I have whiter skin.

[BallyBill]

Too Late for her, white, black or whatever the lynch mobs are already heading after her.

[PghBaldy]

Guilty. Though it is odd the woman says all this and has Wendy Murphy for an attorney (she is frequently on TV...)

[PeteB570]

Might be because this happened in the middle of the day.

[PghBaldy]

If she was from Brazil though... :)