Sergeant vs President
Round one goes to the sergeant, that’s for sure.
From NYTimes.com:
Police unions and other law enforcement groups lined up behind Sergeant Crowley on Thursday, calling his actions justified, while the Congressional Black Caucus defended Mr. Obama’s remarks and called on Congress to address the issue of racial profiling.
On the other hand, the president was calling the actions of the sergeant stupid – that’s not really adressing racial profiling, is it? This, though, is where it gets interesting;
In the police report he filed, Sergeant Crowley said Professor Gates had refused to step outside and, when told the sergeant was investigating a possible break-in, said, “Why, because I’m a black man in America?” According to the report, Professor Gates also accused the sergeant of being racist and yelled that he “wasn’t someone to mess with.”
…and;
Chief Haas announced that he was convening an independent panel to investigate the incident, and added: “I don’t believe that Sergeant Crowley acted with any racial motivation at all.”
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He called Sergeant Crowley a “stellar” member of the department whose judgment he relies upon every day.
…and;
Sergeant Crowley was an instructor at the Lowell Police Academy for five years, teaching a class on racial profiling and how officers can deal with certain situations, according to the Associated Press.
Before joining the Cambridge force, Sergeant Crowley was in the national spotlight as a Brandeis University police officer. He was on duty on July 27, 1993 when the Boston Celtics star Reggie Lewis suffered a massive heart attack during a private workout on campus. Sergeant Crowley, who knew of the player’s previous collapse during an April playoff game, tried to resuscitate Mr. Lewis, who was black, by administering CPR, but was unsuccessful.
If logic still has a place in this world, then it’s not really hard to see who is in the right here. “Professor” Gates is apparently one of the “most influential” persons in the US, but that obviously does not stop him from being a liar.
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When the police were summoned to Mr.Gates home, it was for someone breaking in. When they found out that it was Mr. Gates home, they should have left. Oh No! Sergeant Crowley had to make trouble. And we all know that cops stick together. Do you really believe that a black cop on the Cambridge force would say anything different for fear of losing his job? We all know what went on here. And as for the President making an apology, he should not. I and many more
Americans agree with what he said. The apology should come from Sergeant Crowley. I believe it was racially motivated.
wow! has American media missed the point or what? Tell me please why this now ” hero” of the Police department failed to diffuse a minor , very minor, issue on a guys porch, so simple and easy for such a veteran of the Police department, or is he a veteran on the job? Got his history on the job? People can not believe what this cop is getting away with, or is it the President, (sorry, the leader of the western world) the loser is jo public ( dig deeper, please do)