Originally Posted by
Gjallarhorn
He was called my a neighbor who said she "thought" someone was trying to break into her neighbor's house. Police are required to check into any suspected break-ins that may occur. The officer showed up, saw a man messing with the door, and tried to talk to him. The audio tapes of Gates talking showed that he argued back against the officer (insulting the officer, as well as his mother), rather than explaining the situation, and the officer arrested him for resisting. It was then Mr. Gates who made the claim that this was occuring because of his race.
And the President only got involved because Mr. Gates is a personal friend, and reacted without knowing any of the facts. The majority of the people are saying the officer was correct in what he did, and Mr. Gates and the President acted out of line.
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