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Footballguy
I think you mention the real factor that makes this issue so potentially explosive (in combination with Gates and Obama making it a race issue).This is a he said-she said between two otherwise very respected and trustworthy people (that offer vastly different accounts of the story).It's going to be a "who do you believe more" and the answer in folks own mind is likely to fall on racial lines.The differing accounts of this story lead to ambiguity about whether the arrest was warranted. That's the point that gets debated and that makes sense.The reason I defend the cop rather passionately is not because I think the arrest was warranted, but because this issue has turned into a very dangerous one for him when it shouldn't have (given the evidence we have from either account). Had Gates complained about an unwarranted arrest or that the cop shouldn't have let situation spin out of control, it would be hard to argue against that.Unfortunately, that's not really what Gates did though. He's turned this into an issue that is really dangerous for Crowley's career (and wonderful for Gates').There are also a lot of people who, whenever a Black/White potential racial situation surfaces, immediately take the side of the white guy.Lot's of morons in this thread. Lot's of people who seem to not be able to take a situation and not make it about race.I can't wait til whites are the minority and I can blame all of my problems on racism.
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