How to get invited to the White House, and have a beer on the President.
source: http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/harvard.html ,...
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We've heard bits and pieces about what's happened with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a prominent African-American scholar at Harvard...
Haven't heard?
Well, Gates was arrested Thursday afternoon at his home by Cambridge police investigating a possible break-in. Had had lost his keys, and was banging around loudly, trying to get into his home that he was renting from the school.
To quote the artice:
"He was booked for disorderly conduct after “exhibiting loud and tumultuous behavior,” according to a police report. Gates accused the investigating officer of being a racist and told him he had "no idea who he was messing with,'' the report said.
Gates told the officer that he was being targeted because "I'm a black man in America.''
Now, I don't know if I'm the only person out there that feels this way, but if there was a ruckus outside and I saw someone being shady trying to get into a house, I would call the police too. If I WAS THE PERSON, I would expect someone to call the police on me. You can always prove you live there, right? Maybe the officer would have helped me get into my house!
To call this racial profiling is, to me, ridiculous. Sure, the police aren't always doing the right thing at the right time, but in this case, I would say that they were doing their jobs the right way.
Didn't I mention something about beer with Mr. P?
Ah, yes! In an article I read this morning, I learned that this man, Mr. Gates, was invited to the White House to have a beer with B. Obama. The President also invited the officer who charged Mr. Gates, Officer Crowley. They all sat down, had a beer, and forgot the whole incident.
Now, here's what pops my corn... Racial profiling, or just a way to take attention off of the ever failing new health-care plan? You hear about stories all the time involving "African-American police officers attacking young white boys" or "Hispanic locals being discriminated against by white store owners" etc etc etc. It just goes on and on and on and on!
What makes this so special?
Because he's a scholar?
Because he's wealthy?
Because he has a large following of African-American students and peers that choose to see it as racial profiling?
Personally, I think everything is way over publicized. In this case, the officer was doing his job, and because Mr. Gates is a wealthy and powerful man, he cries "RACIAL PROFILING!" and it suddenly becomes a fever in the media.
To me, it's just another version of "Gucci Bandanna". Just the same thing, repeating itself, popular only because of who produced it.
And please, we are all adults here. I am just voicing my opinion. If you don't agree, that's excellent. I love hearing other sides of how people think. Just don't tell me I'm wrong because you believe something different than me.
Namaste' y'all!
-Kelly Ann
PS- This is my first post. Practice makes perfect..
Haven't heard?
Well, Gates was arrested Thursday afternoon at his home by Cambridge police investigating a possible break-in. Had had lost his keys, and was banging around loudly, trying to get into his home that he was renting from the school.
To quote the artice:
"He was booked for disorderly conduct after “exhibiting loud and tumultuous behavior,” according to a police report. Gates accused the investigating officer of being a racist and told him he had "no idea who he was messing with,'' the report said.
Gates told the officer that he was being targeted because "I'm a black man in America.''
Now, I don't know if I'm the only person out there that feels this way, but if there was a ruckus outside and I saw someone being shady trying to get into a house, I would call the police too. If I WAS THE PERSON, I would expect someone to call the police on me. You can always prove you live there, right? Maybe the officer would have helped me get into my house!
To call this racial profiling is, to me, ridiculous. Sure, the police aren't always doing the right thing at the right time, but in this case, I would say that they were doing their jobs the right way.
Didn't I mention something about beer with Mr. P?
Ah, yes! In an article I read this morning, I learned that this man, Mr. Gates, was invited to the White House to have a beer with B. Obama. The President also invited the officer who charged Mr. Gates, Officer Crowley. They all sat down, had a beer, and forgot the whole incident.
Now, here's what pops my corn... Racial profiling, or just a way to take attention off of the ever failing new health-care plan? You hear about stories all the time involving "African-American police officers attacking young white boys" or "Hispanic locals being discriminated against by white store owners" etc etc etc. It just goes on and on and on and on!
What makes this so special?
Because he's a scholar?
Because he's wealthy?
Because he has a large following of African-American students and peers that choose to see it as racial profiling?
Personally, I think everything is way over publicized. In this case, the officer was doing his job, and because Mr. Gates is a wealthy and powerful man, he cries "RACIAL PROFILING!" and it suddenly becomes a fever in the media.
To me, it's just another version of "Gucci Bandanna". Just the same thing, repeating itself, popular only because of who produced it.
And please, we are all adults here. I am just voicing my opinion. If you don't agree, that's excellent. I love hearing other sides of how people think. Just don't tell me I'm wrong because you believe something different than me.
Namaste' y'all!
-Kelly Ann
PS- This is my first post. Practice makes perfect..
