With ID HAHA

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"because they suspected he broke in! "

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"Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., one of the nation’s pre-eminent African-American scholars, was arrested at his home by Cambridge police investigating a possible break-in. The incident raised concerns among some Harvard faculty that Gates was a victim of racial profiling. Police arrived at Gates’ Ware Street home near Harvard Square at 12:44 p.m. to question him. Gates, director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard, had trouble unlocking his door after it became jammed. 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. Friends of Gates said he was already in his home when police arrived. He showed his driver’s license and Harvard identification card, but was handcuffed and taken into police custody… "

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/harvard.html

7/21/2009 2:56:33 PM

wow

7/21/2009 2:57:28 PM

in before dave chappelle joke

7/21/2009 2:57:52 PM

some people pull the race card for no good reason

this seems to be a legit race card pull

7/21/2009 2:58:24 PM

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" Charge against Harvard professor dropped * Story Highlights * NEW: Police ask for disorderly conduct charged to be dropped * African-American scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. had confrontation with police * Cambridge officer came to his home last week after report of break-in * Police report: Gates refused to ID himself, accused officer of racism updated 2 hours, 33 minutes ago * Next Article in Crime » Decrease font Decrease font Enlarge font Enlarge font (CNN) -- A prosecutor is dropping a charge against prominent Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. after Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the city's police department recommended that the matter not be pursued. Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested last week on a charge of disorderly conduct. Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested last week on a charge of disorderly conduct. In a joint statement, Cambridge and the police department said they made the recommendation to the Middlesex County district attorney and the district attorney's office "has agreed to enter a nolle prosequi in this matter," meaning that it will not be pursued. Gates was arrested last week on a charge of disorderly conduct after a confrontation with an officer at his home, according to a Cambridge police report. Charles Ogletree, a professor at Harvard Law School who is Gates' lawyer in this case, told CNN on Tuesday that Gates -- the director of Harvard's W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research -- had returned from China on Thursday to his Cambridge home and discovered his front door jammed. He opened his back door with his key and tried unsuccessfully from inside his home to open the front door. Eventually, Gates and his driver forced the door open from the outside, Ogletree said. 'Black in America 2' Soledad O'Brien investigates what African-Americans are doing to confront the most challenging issues facing their communities. You'll meet people who are using groundbreaking solutions in innovative ways to transform the black experience. Wednesday, 9 p.m. ET & Thursday, 8 p.m. ET see full schedule » The professor was inside for several minutes when a police officer, Sgt. James Crowley, appeared at his steps and asked him to step outside, the lawyer said. According to his lawyer, Gates told the officer he lived there and showed him his Massachusetts driver's license and Harvard University identification card. The officer followed him into his house and said he had received a report of a possible break-in, the lawyer said. Gates grew frustrated that the officer was continuing to question him in his home and asked for the officer's name and badge number, Ogletree said. The police report offers a different account of the incident. Gates refused to step outside to speak with the officer, the police report said, and when Crowley told Gates that he was investigating a possible break-in, Gates opened the front door and exclaimed, "Why, because I'm a black man in America?" the report said. "While I was led to believe that Gates was lawfully in the residence, I was quite surprised and confused with the behavior he exhibited toward me," he said, according to the report. Don't Miss * WCVB: Police report of incident * In Depth: Black in America The report said Gates initially refused to show the officer identification, but eventually produced a Harvard identification card, prompting Crowley to radio for Harvard University Police. Gates followed the officer outside and continued to accuse him of racial bias, the report said. After Crowley warned the professor twice that he was becoming disorderly, the officer wrote he arrested Gates for "loud and tumultuous behavior in a public space." Ogletree said the professor was "very frustrated" but never touched or pointed at the officer. He was released from police custody Thursday evening after spending four hours at the police station, Ogletree said. E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend Share this on: Mixx Facebook Twitter Digg del.icio.us reddit MySpace StumbleUpon | Mixx it | Share "

7/21/2009 2:58:26 PM

i suspect the truth lies somewhere in between the race card and a racist cop

7/21/2009 2:58:52 PM

this will not end well

7/21/2009 2:58:54 PM

This shit already blew up in Soap Box. Y'all's shit is old-style.

7/21/2009 2:59:31 PM

it couldnt have been him, he was masterbating with a clock, and a calander in his window. pointing to today newspaper

7/21/2009 3:00:34 PM

Cue Jesse Jackson and/or Al Sharpton

7/21/2009 3:00:47 PM

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"You are like gargoyles in a shitstorm. Filth pours from your mouths in dark, stinking rivers as if your stony jaws were fixed open. Stop before you post again and think about what the hell you're saying."

7/21/2009 3:02:23 PM

i dont step foot in soap box, thats a whole new ball game in there

7/21/2009 3:03:56 PM

i never set foot in the Soap Box

7/21/2009 3:04:05 PM

That's all right, I bet this thread will be at least as intelligent as that one.

7/21/2009 3:04:49 PM

wow i glanced over that thread

accurate description froshkiller

[Edited on July 21, 2009 at 3:06 PM. Reason : "shit already blew up"]

7/21/2009 3:05:55 PM

well then, pardon my repost

7/21/2009 3:07:31 PM

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"According to his lawyer, Gates told the officer he lived there and showed him his Massachusetts driver's license and Harvard University identification card. The officer followed him into his house and said he had received a report of a possible break-in, the lawyer said. Gates grew frustrated that the officer was continuing to question him in his home and asked for the officer's name and badge number"

honestly, maybe this is due to a poorly written article or something, but Im not seeing anything wrong with the officer's conduct in this scenario.

The dude said he lived there. The dude showed his license and Harvard ID (place of residence may not be up to date; Harvard ID isnt going to help shit and wasn't necessary). Officer steps in (whether he asked or not no one said) and states why he is there in the first place. Then the dude somehow takes offense and demands badge numbers and things.

either this is being blown out of proportion or this article is missing a lot of information. Police do this all the time, its all about having good neighbors that are lookin out for the neighborhood whether they actually know who is living there or not. Just a simple mistake.

i know if my neighbors saw some black person forcing the lock to my door that I would like them to call the police, even if it was actually me. It shouldnt depend on whether they know your face or not

[Edited on July 21, 2009 at 3:08 PM. Reason : f]

7/21/2009 3:07:32 PM

So a neighbor saw two people trying to beat in the front door and she calls the cops. The cops show up to check it out and then get into some racial debate with this man and got arrested for not cooporating with the police.

I can understand the mans frustration, but you can understand the officer asking questions after being called about a breakin. Im not sure how he got to "im a black man in america" arguement. Id like to hear the audio of this.

7/21/2009 3:08:12 PM

i know what my neighbors look like.

7/21/2009 3:09:52 PM

basically shut the fuck up and quit actin like a nigger and you dont get arrested

its not that difficult of a concept to understand

dont be a dickhead to an officer that responding to a call about your well-being and the well-being of your property

^i dont, i might know the head of household, but certainly not the kids or maybe the spouse you know



[Edited on July 21, 2009 at 3:10 PM. Reason : b]

7/21/2009 3:10:00 PM

good point.

7/21/2009 3:20:14 PM

I dont doubt for a minute that the radical African American Studies professor was belligerent, hostile and displayed an attitude to the cop merely investigating the break in. I bet he did not stop for a minute to think "maybe the cops are here because someone saw me forcing my door open and thought it was a break in" I dont doubt for a minute he became hostile and assumed racism when the cop merely was asking for ID to make sure he actually lived there. I also think it never occurred to him that "what if it was not me but an actual burglar, would i want the cop to verify he lived there"

now, depending on how much of an asshole he was, how belligerent he was and how much he delayed the cops investigation, would determine if he was arrested or cited.

[Edited on July 21, 2009 at 3:39 PM. Reason : .]

7/21/2009 3:34:33 PM

what an idiot......

really

7/21/2009 3:36:21 PM

so is the wolf web consensus FUCK COPS or FUCK BLACK PEOPLE

7/21/2009 3:36:51 PM

he's attention whoring

[Edited on July 21, 2009 at 3:37 PM. Reason : ^fuck black cops, obviously]

7/21/2009 3:37:22 PM

fuck this individual for being a prick

7/21/2009 3:37:25 PM

FUCK BLACK PEOPLE

7/21/2009 3:37:44 PM

those zany blacks are always in the news!

7/21/2009 3:38:17 PM

7/21/2009 3:42:29 PM

jesus christ Kiwi

can you post a proper article next time with out all that shit in it?

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"'Black in America 2' Soledad O'Brien investigates what African-Americans are doing to confront the most challenging issues facing their communities. You'll meet people who are using groundbreaking solutions in innovative ways to transform the black experience. Wednesday, 9 p.m. ET & Thursday, 8 p.m. ET see full schedule » "

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"* WCVB: Police report of incident * In Depth: Black in America "

7/21/2009 3:45:01 PM

even on NPR they said he acted beligerantly towards the officer when the officer realized (after confirmation of who he was by hq etc) his mistake and was leaving, that's what got him arrested.

7/21/2009 3:46:35 PM

seriously

learn from the master here

7/21/2009 3:46:48 PM

gunzz knows all about posting articles correctly

[Edited on July 21, 2009 at 3:47 PM. Reason : ^lol exactly]

7/21/2009 3:47:40 PM

cant have nice things. thanks

7/21/2009 3:48:25 PM

I dont doubt for a minute that the radical African American Studies professor was belligerent, hostile and displayed an attitude to the cop merely investigating the break in.

7/21/2009 4:32:54 PM

Henry Louis Gates is not a radical.

7/21/2009 4:36:54 PM

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"I dont doubt for a minute that the radical African American Studies professor was belligerent, hostile and displayed an attitude to the cop merely investigating the break in."

Right because he's sooo radical, here's a quote from his wikipedia entry:

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"While Gates has stressed the need for greater recognition of black literature and black culture, Gates does not advocate a "separatist" black canon but, rather, a greater recognition of black works that would be integrated into a larger, pluralistic canon. He has affirmed the value of the Western tradition but envisions a loose canon of diverse works integrated by common cultural connections. Moreover, Gates has argued that a separatist, Afrocentric education perpetuates racist stereotypes and maintains that it is "ridiculous" to think that only blacks should be scholars of African and African-American literature"

but why let reality get in the way of your prejudices and preconceived notions?

7/21/2009 4:47:22 PM

I too read his wiki page.

7/21/2009 4:49:32 PM

I, too, have read his books.

He's probably the least radical of his colleagues.

7/21/2009 4:51:17 PM

How very opportunistic of him. Wouldn't be surprised if he staged the whole break-in and had someone call it in for him.

7/21/2009 5:30:51 PM

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"some people pull the race card for no good reason this seems to be a legit race card pull"

7/21/2009 5:34:10 PM

things like this just make me sick. just look at him....this black guy broke into this house and hung pictures of himself up everywhere...

7/21/2009 5:37:39 PM

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"it is "ridiculous" to think that only blacks should be scholars of African and African-American literature""

totally true. there is an incredible amount of unique and valuable culture available in even present day africa. ancient northeastern (sub egyptian) africa is where it's at though

7/21/2009 5:51:45 PM

^ Agreed.

I'm an american american, in the lower east side.

7/21/2009 6:07:09 PM

repazent

7/22/2009 5:45:13 PM

he's half white. just heard it on the one's

7/22/2009 6:08:48 PM

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"How very opportunistic of him. Wouldn't be surprised if he staged the whole break-in and had someone call it in for him."

This was my thought when I read the report yesterday.
It said that he initially refused to come out and speak with the officer or produce ID. Somehow made the leap straight to racism and only after a short arguement about why the officer was there did he go get his ID. Then as the situation should have been resolved.....he followed the officer outside still complaining as he was leaving. Nothing about police responding to reports of cime at your residence should cause you to become angry.

7/22/2009 6:09:35 PM

and there's nothing illegal about being an asshole

7/22/2009 6:10:30 PM

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"He was booked for disorderly conduct "

looks like there is....

but you're probably still in that "fuck tha po-lice" stage of your life
everyone is not out to get you

7/22/2009 6:15:27 PM

^^ perhaps not, but the by-products of being an asshole can be....


Speaking of which, this shit is HILARIOUS ...

http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=526274

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"Charles C. Simpkins, a third-year law student has been charged with two counts, including disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, according to Jake Wark, press secretary for the Suffolk County District Attorney. According to the police report, Simpkins drunkenly stumbled out of a bar in Boston’s Theater District and entered a parked BPD cruiser. Simpkins told officers, “Give me a (expletive) ride, I work for the district attorney’s office,” later adding that he would be willing to “lie and cheat” in order to ruin them. Simpkins had been working as an intern at the Dorchester District Courthouse since September 2007. The DA terminated Simpkins’ internship on Jan. 26, the Monday after prosecutors learned of his arrest. "

[Edited on July 22, 2009 at 6:16 PM. Reason : sss]

7/22/2009 6:15:36 PM