“(Number One) I think it’s fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry; number two, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home; and, number three, what I think we know separate and apart from this incident is that there’s a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately."
#1) I for one wouldn't be angry. If I just broke into to my house and the police stopped by to say "whaz up", I'd feel relieved. I would thank the cops for keeping an eye out for my property.
#2) He wasn't arrested on suspicion of burglary. He was arrested for Disorderly Conduct. He initially refuse to show his ID. He began his tantrums before the ID was presented, and continued them afterwards. He told the officer, "yeah, I'll speak with yo mama outside" He was warned about his disordely behavior before he was placed under arrest.
#3) He wasn't stopped! The cops didn't go to his house on a whim! He had just broken into his own home and a witness called the police. The witness was on scene when the first officer arrived. The cops not only had probable cause to investigate the matter, it was their duty to do so. The first cop explained to Gates that he was investigating a break-in in progress. Gates replied, "why, because I'm a black man America."
This was not a matter of racism or profiling by the cops. The racists are Gates and Obama. Gates broke into his house and when a white cop responded to a call, Gates falsely accused him of being a racist. One week later, the President of the United States makes the same accusation.
Obama was no doubt trying to address the issue of racial profiling with his comments. The problem is there was no profiling. Obama did highlight one fact, that he's too racist to realize: When a black man accuses a white man of racism, the white man stand guilty until proven innocent.
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