The Cop Speaks [UPDATED]
I just heard the first interview I’m aware of with the Cambridge cop who responded to Skip Gates’ self break-in, and I’m even angrier than before, if possible.
While Gates is on every program except SpongeBob Squarepants, spreading his distortions and lies, this is the only occasion I know when Sgt. Crowley spoke for himself.
It’s on line—listen for yourself.
And here’s the police report.
Now, who’s stupid, Mr. President?
And Obama lies:
Update II: Robert Gibbs signals retreat:
The White House says President Barack Obama was not calling a Cambridge, Mass., police officer stupid when he criticized last week’s arrest of black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. …
On Wednesday Obama said the police “acted stupidly” when they arrested Gates even after it was clear that he was not a burglary suspect. Gibbs said that Obama did not regret the remark, but wanted to clarify that he was not calling the arresting officer stupid.
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Update III: Bill Cosby didn’t care for Obama’s intervention either:
“I’ve heard about five different reports [on the details of the arrest],” Cosby said on Boston’s WZLX. “If I’m the president of the United States, I don’t care how much pressure people want to put on it about race, I’m keeping my mouth shut.”
“I was shocked to hear the president making this kind of statement,” Cosby said referring to the president’s remarks during last night’s press conference.
So the police “acted stupidly”, while the arresting officer was not himself “stupid”. I guess there’s that famous Democratic nuance at work again.
If you listen to the interview with the cop, only one of these people sounds calm, measured, and like a leader of people. The other one sounds like he “acted stupidly”.
Carol said,
July 23, 2009 @ 1:35 pm
This just occurred to me: in the rush to declare the cop is a racist, everyone is overlooking the neighbor who called the cops in the first place. And what I just thought is that Gates probably treats his neighbors with the same overweening condescension he showed for the police officer and maybe, just maybe, the neighbor’s call to the police was retaliation for Gates’ piss-poor attitude. It’s pure speculation to be sure, and it doesn’t help the police officer, but I think it makes the whole episode make a little more sense.
judi said,
July 23, 2009 @ 2:51 pm
Question….if you were locked out of your house would you
A Ruin your front door trying to get it open with a crowbar.
B Call a locksmith.
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