Henry Louis Gates Jr.(Skip)

Yeah yeah, I know everyone is tired of hearing about this case, but it is very important when referencing the police and race.

Take race out of it...The leader of the free world has to apologize to an officer, for calling him stupid, for arresting a man for breaking into his own home (with luggage); but the officer does not have to apologize to the man he arrested, for breaking into his own home (with luggage). Now reinsert race and there you have a summary of race and police relations in this country! Houston we have a problem!

Let's look at it deeper. Yes Gates could have completely complied with every order he was given, explained the situation, and all would have been merry. Who is to say that he didn't, the police report??? Oh the report that was written by the arresting officers. We all know it's not what happens but how it's written.

Well let's say Gates was less then cooperative, and did not comply. Look at the facts, he was black, he was in his own home and he is a internationally known scholar, I think anyone in his shoes would be less then compliant too. Only one thing mattered there!

Personally, I believe this was more then a straight race thing, it was more of a, you did not do what I say (and your black) thing. What I believe happened was, that after the police demanded to see ID (lets not mention that when you do reach for your ID, you might get shot 41 times), he tried to explain himself (after all he was in his own house). Sgt. James Crowley wasn't feeling that, and on top of it he had the nerve to ask for his badge number. That really didn't go well. I'm sure he became very annoyed by the (black) man questioning his authority. I won't even touch on the fact that the officer entered Gate's residence without a warrant or showing ID himself.

After all was said and done, I'm sure the police knew Gates lived at the residence, before the arrest. The arrest did not have to go down, and yes I agree with Obama, it was stupid. I don't care about the back peddling, political apology he had to give, he meant it was stupid, because it was stupid, and I'm sure he still thinks it was stupid. Gates was arrested for disorderly conduct, which is really a joke because it gives the police any reason to arrest, but that's a whole different blog.

Just a side note. The black officer on the scene is being used as a propaganda pawn. "The race card can't be used because the black guy said they did the right thing." Sorry, he's not black, he's blue!

In summary, what this incident taught me is, if you don't bow down to the police, and kiss their ass, as soon as your told, no matter what your told, when your told, where your told, how your told, it's a problem! WE DO NOT LIVE IN A POLICE STATE, UNDER MARSHALL LAW, do we???