tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post1960891760048680684..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: Enemy at the Gates's?Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-29758776037116091982009-07-24T16:23:19.243-04:002009-07-24T16:23:19.243-04:00It was reported on the news at noon that Gates is,...It was reported on the news at noon that Gates is, in fact, considering a lawsuit.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-28926441595692766132009-07-24T08:29:32.206-04:002009-07-24T08:29:32.206-04:00Or perhaps the neighbor is a racist and saw his ch...Or perhaps the neighbor is a racist and saw his chance at flexing some "white power". What I find most disconcerting is that the cop absolutely refuses to apologize. Perhaps Professor Gates should considering suing the police and the particular cop for civil rights abuse. And then settle out of court for a public apology from the cop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-33076329611289013242009-07-23T20:04:01.728-04:002009-07-23T20:04:01.728-04:00It's easy to assume the arresting officer made...It's easy to assume the arresting officer made a judgment call, but the neighbor, who should know better, over-reacted even more than the police and the media did, jumping to the wrong conclusion. I mean, he lives next door to Prof. Gates, shouldn't he know the guy by sight?hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-68653098280584769742009-07-23T19:51:53.121-04:002009-07-23T19:51:53.121-04:00"the real issue of proper concern for everyon..."the real issue of proper concern for everyone is the question of the deference citizens supposedly owe to the police."<br /><br />Though racism is structurally embedded in the criminal justice system, the deference toward the police state apparatus on the part of so many people in the United States is very disconcerting too. Gates is lucky he didn't get tasered or shot.d.erishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.com