WHAT HAVE we gotten ourselves into?

[GeneW]

Originally Posted by roxy1

"i dont have all the facts....but the police acted stupidly"...way to move this country beyond race by taking sides in this, BO.

Mr. Obama has the right to speak his mind. Dr. Gates is one of his personal friends. It's pretty damn outrageous to be arrested for breaking into one's own personal home.

That all being said, the Police Officer's black partner claimed the Dr. Gates "behaved oddly" and refused to produce ID. In Massachusetts and certainly in many urban locales refusing to produce ID will get your arrested. Cambridge Mass is not Mayberry RFD.

I think Mr. Obama should have been more patient, offered his legal and personal support to his friend informally, and did not "take sides".

I understand how successful black folks can be "touchy". I have a black coworker who flies off the handle any time he suspects "Disrespect". He does know what he's doing and I enjoy working with him except when he snaps. I wish he'd knock off the overcompensation but I do not know how many times in his life he's been patronized, talked down to, referred to behind his back as a "token" and so on.

If Mr. Obama was speaking for this point of view I can sympathize with him, though he needs to exercise some discipline.

Gene