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Originally Posted by JohnJMS
Tell that to the dead police officer at the Holocaust Museum who was 6'6", 280 pounds and killed by an 88 year old man. Violent crimes by seniors in this country are escalating. Erratic behavior, as Gates' behavior was described by the BLACK officer on the scene, needs to be addressed. We get it - you think the officer shouldn't have arrested him. However, it was his call, it was backed up by the black office on site, and is not a reason for Obama to turn this into what he did - a NATIONAL race issue which is further dividing, not uniting, people at large.
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Gates had no gun and was no threat to anyone.
He was arrested because the cop got tired of listening to Gates yell at him. It was silly. Any comparison to some guy shooting up the Holocaust museum is meaningless.
If he were an old man brandishing a weapon? Sure, that's different. But Gates was no threat to anyone.