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You are the one who ran out of arguments and went with a lame inconsistent analogy.

1. I never said Gates was anything but a jerk. Read the thread. The cop was just wrong.

2. Your suggestion on public streets is far different than the situation we were discussing at someones residence.

OK now we’re back on track... The cop was investigating a possible break in, a possible crime in progress. He has a duty to run a check on the residence. Gates started badmouthing the cop from the start rather than cooperating. The cop turns to leave once he's satisfied that Gates is the owner of the home, Gates follows after the cop and continues to berate him. It doesn’t matter whether you're in your own home or your own car, you've gotta know the cop has a duty to perform and your badmouthing him A) Is a challenge to his authority to do his job, B) Can be taken as a threat to his own wellbeing, C) Is, as the cop said, a disturbance to the peace. I get your take on the matter, but my take is that the cop did the right thing and did nothing wrong... you say he was wrong, I say he was right, we disagree, that's OK... I'll bet we agree on many more things than we disagree, how about that president Obonehead acted stupidly and is continuing to act stupidly and that should be the focal point in this whole matter.