Comments on: Harvard Professor’s Arrest: President Sees Opportunity for Dialogue

By: woy_good

woy_good — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:44:49 +0000

This police officer is a good cop. All he did was arrest Mr Gates. He didn’t tazer him. He didn’t “shoot him by accident thinking he was pulling out his tazer”. He didnt beat him into a coma. I would say that we should give this police officer a medal for showing so much restraint. He is a remarkably outstanding officer.

By: Meron

Meron — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:14:54 +0000

Acting like a jerk in your own house is not a reason to be arrested. Only those who break the law should be arrested. I would argue that in this case, the arresting officer is the one who was behaving like a jerk. In fact, he should be investigated for civil rights violations.

Obama is absolutely correct: racial profiling of minority groups in this country is a serious problem that needs to be addressed. Police officers at all times need to act with civility that their job demands. This is a much bigger issue than Skip Gates or the Cambridge Police Patrol Officer’s Association. This is a national matter and I am glad that the President has opened a discussion.

By: Esther W

Esther W — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:52:01 +0000

Obama really should learn the details before he opines on a subject. His inability to speak to the details of his own bill suggests he doesn’t like to “sweat the small stuff” preferring instead to push a socialist agenda without concern for how the citizens of this country are impacted. We wanted change and that’s obviously all he plans for us to keep–about 25 cents on every dollar we earn. Thanks, Barry.

Mr. Gates would not have been arrested had he only treated the police with the civility he demands for himself. They were doing their job and he acted like a jerk.