I guess its all in how you read things or we are reading different things. I have not read anywhere that the police "refused" to leave. What Im reading is that gates was belligerent from the first moment and escalated things from there. Even if he is the legal resident wouldn't it raise suspicions that he was so uncooperative from the start? Being uncooperative usually means you have a reason not to cooperate.
And nothing, absolutely nothing implies racism to me. Which of coarse is what Gates is making this about because it makes him a martyr. If you are white I suggest to start screaming at the police the next time they show up trying to help you. While they are still trying to get your ID call the police and start filing a complaint. Really try to shake things up and test the bounds of white privilege. It'll be cool.
It is my personal conviction that violence is violence. And gates started the violence rolling. Laws aren't written that way though, so from a legal stand point the police were in the wrong. From my perspective a privileged douche bag just got inconvenienced. The unfortunate part is that he is a famous black professor who writes about race and is pumping this incident for all its worth. Indeed, gates was right when he kept saying "You don't know who you're messing with". A blowhard apparently.
I think this really comes down to personal perspective. I think screaming is someone's face and threatening them with authoritative action is violence. Most people don't.
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And nothing, absolutely nothing implies racism to me. Which of coarse is what Gates is making this about because it makes him a martyr. If you are white I suggest to start screaming at the police the next time they show up trying to help you. While they are still trying to get your ID call the police and start filing a complaint. Really try to shake things up and test the bounds of white privilege. It'll be cool.
It is my personal conviction that violence is violence. And gates started the violence rolling. Laws aren't written that way though, so from a legal stand point the police were in the wrong. From my perspective a privileged douche bag just got inconvenienced. The unfortunate part is that he is a famous black professor who writes about race and is pumping this incident for all its worth. Indeed, gates was right when he kept saying "You don't know who you're messing with". A blowhard apparently.
I think this really comes down to personal perspective. I think screaming is someone's face and threatening them with authoritative action is violence. Most people don't.