I think that the whole situation was uncalled for. Imagine yourself, a homeowner...in your home and someone trying to arrest you because you are in your home...I truly think that this would frustrate anyone regardless of race, age, creed or origin. Let's face the fact of this occurrance. The officer was clearly in the wrong and should be reprimanded. If any one of the two should have shown the professionalism, it should have been the authorities. They are hired to serve and protect, not to degrade and belittle. I so believe that at times, authorities' egos do get the best of them.

Based on what the media has presented it appears that Mr Gates has an issue with Mr Crowley and authority. To literally unload on an officer responding to a potential criminal act, how absurd? I think logically if Mr Gates would have put himself in the officers shoes he would have been more understanding. That is if Mr Gates actually has enough common sense to evaluate the circumstances. It definetly seems Gates was looking for an opportunity to play the race card, "why because I'm Black". Give me a break, this B/S has been beat in the ground enough. If an officer responded to a break in ,why wouldn't anyone expect the officer to interogate you if he didn't know you.

The police were called to what was belived to be a break in. They were serving and protecting and doing their jobs. They should be thanked, I would thank them If this happend to me! Imagine if it were a break in and didnt arrive, then the police would be blamed because they didnt do anything to prevent this. Dammed if they do dammed if they dont.

Imagine the outrage if the cops had shown up and not done any questioning only to find out that the guy in the house had broken in? And what if this guy that broke in had killed Mr Gates? In my mind the officers did the correct thing and Mr Gates should be damn glad they did! As for Mr Obamas critisism, I think that we may be on the verge of seeing his true colors. You dont spend as much time in a church that hates white people if you arent racist yourself.

I think Mr. Gates has a right to be angry with what happened in his home. No matter what the police thought was going on; after identification of Mr. Gates was made, they should have explained the purpose for being there and left. Often, police abuse their power and racism still plays a big part of many people being being arrested in America. The people who are tired of hearing about racism are the ones who are either a racist themselves or nonafrican american, hispanic or other ethnic groups.
This incident would have been very different if the home owner was another color, other than black.

Police respond to a house after a woman reported seeing two black men trying to force open the front door. The officer said Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. was combative from the moment the officer arrived at his house last week to respond to a call about a possible burglary. The officer asked for ID and proof of address, Gates showed him not a driver's license but a Harvard identification card that did not list his address. Ofc. Crowley said he warned Gates several times that he risked arrest.
When Ofc.Crowley arrived and questioned whether Gates lived in the home, the 58-year-old academic became upset, eventually demanding the officer's name and badge number . When the officer repeatedly asked Gates to speak with him outside, the professor responded, “Yeah, I'll speak with your mama outside,”
I agree with ssanda 100% If the police walked away and the man did not belong then he would be criticized for NOT doing his job. The only person who brought racism into this situation was Henry Louis Gates Jr. And if anyone "acted stupidly" it was the president for making a comment about the situation without getting the facts.

I agree damned if you do and damned if you don't. I think maybe he and Obama set this up to take away from the messed up health plan Obama is trying to push and so they can bring in how the white man is a racist. Seems only way to get attention these days if you are black. Works for the CNN reporter who lost her anchor job..now she has a show about being black in America and the story goes on.... I'm so sick of the race card being used! Please the blacks I know have had moren opportanity than most whites I grew up with! It's getting OLD!! As for Obama being followed in a store when he was young. I am a proud white women (like it MOTHER) and I have been followed in a store. So you don't have to be black to have that feeling!! Enough said!

One question if Prof. Gates had been white and the officer Black what do you think would have happen to the officer? He would have been fired or put on leave with pay check it out it has happen in DC and others places. Yes it was racism another example I was on my tractor on my own land getting fire wood for my friends the police drove by stop and question me what I was doing and where that tractor came from I was on the white man across the road doing the same thing the officer never bother to check him out after I ask him about that he said for get it and left a person has a right to ask the officer for his name and badge # check the law but you people seem to think that a black man don't have a right to ask question of the police you must be suffering from WILLIE LYNCH teaching when he spoke on the James River in VA to other slave owners on how to keep your slaves in check you need to wake up and smell the tea for this is a new day no longer the day of if you are white you are right, yellow you are mellow brown you can stick around and black you better go to the back door I'll seen the good,bad and ugly in the police. I got policemen and women in my family a cousin was head of the police force in DC in the 80's so remember we has rights also and can ask QUESTION OF THE POLICE.

Police Sgt. James Crowley get yourself a good lawyer and sue the city, mayor and the President for deformation of character.
None of these people have ever been a police officer and most likely have never even been in a police cruiser yet they all know how to do the job of a police officer. That amazes me that they can talk so freely about how to do the job that they don't know the first thing about. How would Henry Louis Gates Jr feel if the person that Sgt Crowley had encountered that night was a true burglar and told the officer that it was his home? Then Sgt Crowley said "Ok sorry to have bothered you." then left, when Henry Louis Gates Jr arrived home he found that his home had been broken into. Do you then think that maybe he would say that Sgt Crowley didn't arrest the man and took his word when he told him that he was the owner would Gates then state that Sgt Crowley let this person do this only because Gates is a black man.
It amazed me also that this renowned black scholar who teaches at Harvard has no common sense to know that if a police officer ask for your ID then you are to produce it no matter what. Also he needs to read what Disorderly Conduct is...."Disorderly Conduct.
(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly:
(1) uses abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language in a public place, and the language by its very utterance tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;"
Ok I know people are going to say it was his home but when it all started it was in a public place at the entrance to his home.
I just can't understand why the President of the United States would make a STUPID comment about something he knows nothing about. Obama you have made a STUPID mistake by playing the race card and showing everyone who you really are. Remember this:
“ “I will never forget that the only reason I am standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it was risky….And standing up, with courage and clear purpose, they somehow managed to change the world.” “Barack Obama, speech, Jan 08, 2008
Mr. President do you remember that speech and that remark well today you should have had the courage to stand up and take the risk with a clear purpose and tell the media that you didn’t know the whole story so you wouldn’t be making a comment because there are 2 sides to every story not just the side that you heard from your friend renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. from Harvard.

He wasn't arrested for being "rude"! The police were responding to a report of a crime in progress. Gates wouldn't identify himself and immediately went right to the race card. By failing to follow the instructions and answer questions posed by the police, and then becoming beligerant and uncooperative, he was in fact committing an arrestable offense. All could have been avoided had he identified himself to the cops invetigating the report of a crime in progress.

first of all the president should never comment on something before all facts are in . lets be honest the police were responding to a possible burglary call they don't know this gentleman from anyone else .Would you or i know who he was walking down the street?. we really don't know what had transpired with conversation between police and mr. gates. if in fact mr gates was not helping police clear up the the situation. Is it the police at fault? I understand if i were in his shoes it would make me angry.But the fact is they don't know who he is at this point. I think both parties draw some blame . Both person's having big ego's. Let's face it police need a big ego in there profession. And mr.gates is a scholar and very respected person. I would think both parties played some mind games with each other. One thing i noticed in the photograph's is there were at least to black police officers in photo if there some great injustice here don't you think some body would have stepped up to question the situation. Or perhaps they may felt it was within reason. I'm not saying the police are right but i think both parties should take a step back and think about how they both could have handled this situation better ! If in fact that was not mr.gates and police leave he is robbed then the media would turn it around and write about how a black scholar house was robbed and if it were a white scholar this would never happen. It's get getting crazy. people always draw conclusions before they know the fact's !

It is all the same with white people, it's Gate's fault. However, would you like to be arrested in your home after showing ID and there is no crime. The cop obviously got mad and took revenge. As for white people I am black and YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE BLACK, and I will be happy when this world is destroyed and god comes back to show you that you will never see heaven becasue his greatest commandment is to love god and your neighbor which he can see through the heart of many of you white people and deny you access to eternal paradise! Hell is hot bring the sun tan lotion!

The first thing I noticed about this entire situation was the fact of the neighbor who called it in. She saw two black men trying to enter the house. My question is the neighbor in question did not recognize Mr. Gates. Ok so the police were called. Good move, however when the police arrive, they were not aware of who lived in the house. Secondly the person who made the call again did not seem available when the police arrive, so I would have to say, the police did their job, however did they have all the information in reference to the dwelling prior to arrival. As for the President, people must understand, this individual is not a young person. An if the police new who the person was who lived in that dwelling, then they should have spoke to him by name. There is so much information missing in reference to this, I would have to agree, it would make me a bit leary of the neighbor, the police, the conduct of the individual in question if he has said what he said, and also the police officer. Because the president brought question his motives, his remarks to the president should have been nothing. His surperiors should be the one advising the chain of command to the president. Life goes on, but people are only human and respond to situations differently. Hopefully like everything else, a solution can be found to satisfy all involved.

i don't care if you are black or white, nobody should be arrested in their own home when proff has been established before, during or after it was asked for that the person was indeed the property owner! if obstruction of the law occurred, what was the violation? if rude words gets you arrested, what is the violation? harsh words have been spoken to law officals for many years and none have been arrested for it. why now?

Sgt. Crowley was responding to a call of a possible crime in progress. It was not a self initiated "coon hunt" as some of you small minded people would otherwise suggest.
Why don't you go to thesmokinggun.com and read the report for yourself. It has been made public.

The incident also happened in front of several witnesses that have said Gates acted like a total ass!
Sgt. Crowley was simply doing his job to serve and protect Gates' home. It would also appear that Sgt. Crowley excercised great restraint when dealing with Gates. If it had been a real racist officer, Gates wouldn't be flapping his gums right now. He'd be on a cold slab with multiple bullet holes in him and a tag on his toe.

All Gates should have done was to politely inform the officer that he was returning home from vacation and found that his front door was stuck, ID himself to prove his residence, then thank Sgt. Crowley for his vigilance in protecting his home. That would have been the end of it.

Instead, he immediately pulls out the race card and begins screaming racist remarks at Sgt. Crowley. Not exactly representing himself well as a Harvard Professor, is he?

People like Gates are the real racists. Harvard should drop him like a hot potato.

Wake up and smell the coffee people! This is the 21st century. The days of slavery, segregation, and all those stinking "Jim Crow" laws are behind us. It is time to move forward and leave the past in the past.

Stop perpetuating hatred and stop using race as an excuse for your own poor behavior.
Remember the story of the boy who cried wolf? One day the villagers ignored him and he was eaten.
The race card is being played too much & one day soon... No one is going to listen when it happens for real.

The President nothing more than a bigot himself. He forgets white America voted him in(God only knows why) but the officer did what he had to do. This happens every day in America to whites too, but I don't recall anyone ever asking George Bush why local police arrested a white celeberty. Huh?

OMG TO Nelson.....the statement that you posted is so full of hate and then you talk about the next coming of the Lord. I will pray for you.

Lets see- police were called to investigate a possible breakin where the neighbor states two BLACK men were breaking into a home. So officer arrive and encounter Mr. Gates a black man, who fits the general discription of the persons described by the neighbor. Now had they said two white guys were breaking in,then a black man would not fit the description. So the officer asked the black man to identify himself as all they had to go on at this point is a break in by two black males (gee Mr Gates is a black male) so how is that racial profiling ?? That is called invesigating a possible crime nothing more. Had Mr Gates simply provided identification to the officer so that he could be eliminated as a suspect this whole scene could have been avoided. Instead he threw a fit and tried to play the race card and was uncooperative with a criminal investigation (that happens to be a crime- you idiots). The only one who made this a racial issue was Mr Gates. He has only himself to blame for what happened.

Now that He said and He said what will happen? Will the cop get in trouble or will he be another "Joe the Plummer". Will any charges be filed? Don't just sit there do something.

This is directed towards Nelson and his obvious racially tilted and idiotic "YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE BLACK" stance.

Try being of Native American descent.

Your ancestors may have been enslaved 150+ years ago, but mine were slaughtered, or rounded up and put in reservations. Do you hear me crying about it? No. What is done is done. It is in the past and there is nothing I can do to change history.

It is not about being black, white, red or yellow... It is about attitudes and respect.
People who approach me with a foul mouth and racist remarks will not be treated the same way as people who approach me in a friendly & respectful manner.

It is the same with Gates. If he had only understood the situation and acted accordingly, nothing would have happened.
Instead, he acted like a total racist idiot and suffered the indignity of being arrested for creating a disturbance.

Regardless of skin color... We are all members of the Human Race.

Racism has no place in our future. We ALL have to learn to live together if we are to survive as a species.

First of all, according to this article, you are either ignorant, or have no consideration for the law itself.

A police officer has the authority to arrest a human being (black, white, hispanic, indian, etc.) if he or she is behaving badly. Gates was charged with disorderly conduct (bad behavior) and if I were the cop, I also would have put a charge of disturbing the peace as Gates was yelling and screaming for no reason.

Look at the perspective of the sgt's. He gets a report of 2 black men breaking into a house. NOT THE FIRST TIME IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND GATES' HOUSE WAS BROKEN INTO BEFORE!!!! All the more suspicion what could be happening. On arrival, the cop is met to a tirrant and racial slurring black man that sees an opportunity for publicity and attention.

Look at it another way, a white man gets arrested by a black police officer for disorderly conduct. WHO WOULD CALL THE BLACK OFFICER A RACIST? WOULD THEY JUST BE CALLED A RACIST FOR CALLING HIM ONE??!!

Ok, so I hope this little comment has inspired some ethics and some common sense into your mind. I believe Gates saw this moments as an opportunity into publicity (which he definitely receieved). I never heard of Gates until he cried like a little baby when the cop came over to see if he was okay.

***Lastly, one of Gates main complaints is the officer entered his home illegally. This is 100% false. Gates left his door open, and went inside for his id. IN ANY CASE, if a person leaves his/her door open and enters the premises, the police officer has the right to follow and be sure wherever the person goes for THEIR safety. Basic Police Academy 101...Learn or Don't Speak

I may have believed the race thing 50 years ago, but in today's climate it's a racist way of getting their way. We all know the two biggest racists in the world are Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Now, by Obama's comments he just proved he gets the number three spot. Racism will NEVER go away as long as people like these four are allowed to shoot off their mouths. The police officer may or may not be in the wrong, but "Skippy" WAS. He should be prosecuted and fined, just as ANY white person would have been. And keep Sotomayer as far away from this case as possibe, as she is a racist too.

We have been told there is two sides to every story, so far there is only one. I believe there is also a third side. Maybe the two are working together because there is a potential, HUGE PAY OFF

It all comes down to being respectful. The police are here to protect and investigate. Professor Gates was out of line in my opinion. All he had to do was cooperate with the police and not act like he did and I am sure there would have been no issue. I would be quite pleased that the police took the time to investigate a possible break in, especially if it had just happened a few weeks earlier as it did to Professor Gate's home. I am SICK TO DEATH of hearing about RACISM. Get off the excuse. The past is the past and there wouldn't be so much animosity amongst the races if the African Americans would let the issue go. White people are just as discriminated against now because of African Americans continually throwing Racism an excuse for their misconduct. I do understand that there are some target for no reason, and I am sorry that that does happen, but stop using it as an excuse every time something happens. White people pretty much have no rights anymore and it is really sad. Not everyone owned slaves so stop harboring feelings against Whites because of something that the people of today had absolutely nothing to do with.

Gates is an arrogant Ja** and a liar? If anybody else would have done that (white) the police would do the same. I know there are way to many ego police but in this case the policemen was being abused.

Officer responds to call.

Gates shows I.D.

Officer looks at it and says O.K.

Officer leaves.

That is what would have happened if Gates had done what was asked. This is not a racial issue. This officer did not drive by and see Gates trying to get into his house and think to himself "Im going to go arrest a black guy because im racist". He got a call that two men were trying to break into a house from an outside source and he responded.

This same thing happened to me when I locked my keys in my house and climbed in a window. I showed proof that I lived there and was free to go about my business. No hassle and I didnt get arrested. In fact the officer thanked me for being cooperative.

If anyone was ever under any false illusion that racism is a thing of the past in this country, all he or she has to do is read all the biased comments that are being posted on this forum.Obama is being called a racist just because he made a comment that the police acted stupidly in the arrest of Mr. Gates, Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton were also called racists becuse they had stood up for civil rights in the past.Another wrote that black people will not let go of the past,I guess none of these people had ever walked in a black man's shoes before. This whole thing depends on one's perspective. As most often the case,white america sees it one way and black america, another.No matter what the circumstance, there are people out there waiting for any slightest excuse to display their pent up bigotry and point fingers at others totally oblivious to their own racist flaws.Where were all thes people when some idiot displays Obama as a black sillueth or when some other was calling Mitchell Obama a gorrilla or when Rush "Viagara" Limbarg was praying for Obama's failure.We should understand that the human race is far from flawless,but please let us try to be civil towards one another irrespective of race,gender or religion.

No matter how many degrees Mr Gates has, and where he teaches, he is the stupid one. You don't yell and argue with a cop. Especially when he is there trying to protect your home. Be nice, give the cop proper identification, thank him, and he will go away. This goes for all races, and all levels of education, you don't piss off a cop. It is just plain stupid. As far as profiling goes, only a black person would think this. He wasn't pulled over in a car, he and another black man were breaking into a house in a white neighborhood, and it was reported by a third party. I'm sure the cop had better things to do than to get yelled at. If Mr Gates were white the charges against him probably would have stuck.

I guess Obama showed his true "color" when he made his statement. What did all the white people in America think when they elected him ??? It is not a racist statement when I say that a black president is going to do all he can to defend all blacks, and suppress the whites as much as possible. This is not racist, it is what I have learned in my experience of being alive for 54 years. Most blacks, including Obama, think that blacks should get an edge on whites for what happened 200 years ago, and not take any responsibility for their own problems. It is so easy to play the race card for any reason. It is a card us whites don't have.

Blacks should be treated equally as all other races, and not get any special treatment !!!!!!!!!! The biggest racist in this country are probably black. A white man is almost afraid to defend himself against a black man anymore for fear it will be turned into a "hate crime".

I think this cop got a bum rap from our racist president. What do you expect from a man that went to a church for 25 years that preached how bad white people are. It is okay for a black man to go to a racist church, but not a white man. Who do you think profits from this double standard, surely not a white person.

For all you Black Americans who really get profiled and treated badly because you are black, I am truly sorry. I'm just a white man who is tired of seeing special treatment given to college enrollment, hiring, firing, and programs directed to the needy giving special treatment to the Black American.

No matter how many degrees Mr Gates has, and where he teaches, he is the stupid one. You don't yell and argue with a cop. Especially when he is there trying to protect your home. Be nice, give the cop proper identification, thank him, and he will go away. This goes for all races, and all levels of education, you don't piss off a cop. It is just plain stupid. As far as profiling goes, only a black person would think this. He wasn't pulled over in a car, he and another black man were breaking into a house in a white neighborhood, and it was reported by a third party. I'm sure the cop had better things to do than to get yelled at. If Mr Gates were white the charges against him probably would have stuck.

I guess Obama showed his true "color" when he made his statement. What did all the white people in America think when they elected him ??? It is not a racist statement when I say that a black president is going to do all he can to defend all blacks, and suppress the whites as much as possible. This is not racist, it is what I have learned in my experience of being alive for 54 years. Most blacks, including Obama, think that blacks should get an edge on whites for what happened 200 years ago, and not take any responsibility for their own problems. It is so easy to play the race card for any reason. It is a card us whites don't have.

Blacks should be treated equally as all other races, and not get any special treatment !!!!!!!!!! The biggest racist in this country are probably black. A white man is almost afraid to defend himself against a black man anymore for fear it will be turned into a "hate crime".

I think this cop got a bum rap from our racist president. What do you expect from a man that went to a church for 25 years that preached how bad white people are. It is okay for a black man to go to a racist church, but not a white man. Who do you think profits from this double standard, surely not a white person.

For all you Black Americans who really get profiled and treated badly because you are black, I am truly sorry. I'm just a white man who is tired of seeing special treatment given to college enrollment, hiring, firing, and programs directed to the needy giving special treatment to the Black American.

Simple!, had Gates been respectful then this forum would not exist.

Gates, by mass law has the right to ask for ID from any police officer that comes to your house.
The Poilce officer should have checked to see who the owner of the house was (common sense) So the Harvard ID showing his photo and name should have been enough to 'calm' the situation down.
What we have here are TWO people who think they are better then the rest of the population. BUT the officer is the one who represents the state and should have been the BIGGER MAN and put his emotions in check.
When we put it all together we have a man arrested for being in his own home, obeying ALL laws. By the way, telling a police officer to get off your property is not illegal. Once they determined Gates was the legal resident, the police officer was now trespassing and if Gates asked him to leave and he did not HE (the police officer) could face criminal charges

Would Obama have even gotten involved if this man was White? Investigations into that question,shows us what we are dealing with here. Is America racist? Yes it is and that includes the blacks being racist too!
Do I see it changing? NO!!!!

Why is it so many people are afraid that when black people start looking out for each other it's wrong? White people have been doing it for years and nothing is said but when President Obama does the same thing it's about him showing "true" colors. Which means that comment is just as racists as the act itself. Furthermore the lady that called the police stated that two BLACKS were possibly burgalrizing a home and by using the term blacks the cops were more than likely arriving much quicker much more hostile towards Mr. Gates. Too many whites haven't expericenced this type of treatment to possibly understand the real irratation of Mr. Gates. The man was on the telephone, what type of burgular uses the telephone? With th given light of Mr. Gates age the cop should have first inquired "Do you live here? Sir, I need some ID to verify this your place of residence." If a white older man was on the telephone is a house that was supposed to be burglarized the cops would have been more cordial. Keep in mind that the cops were in Mr. Gates place of residence. The residence was in the domain of Harvard, don't you think that his badge and possibly photos hanging on the wall would have resolved things as well. Now the cop want the president to apologize. The race card was pulled when the perpatrators were introduced as "BLACKS" instead of two men especially when it is night time. If it was an actual crime being committed the woman then could have been more descriptive. So, don't try to say blacks use the race card as an excuse when it has been applied against us. Using the race means damned if you do and damned if you don't. Wake up America, racism lives and that's sad.....

The officer was clearly in the right. I also believe Obama had no place in criticizing the officer for doing his job. Very unprofessional on Obama and Gates part.

From the accounts I have read of this matter a neighbor made the call to the police regarding two "Black Men" perprators trying to access a home which is a very broad statement. I didn't notice or hear wheather the neighbor was white or black which would not make any difference. The neighbor notice someone, "Black Males" they thought was breaking into Mr. Gates home. If they were a close neighbor they would have known who Mr. Gates from a distance and most likely not even made the call.

If Mr gates was acting strange that evening, then the call could have been justified good Call.

From the accounts it sounds as though Mr. Gates was rather out of hand & abusive in his actions plus tring to play the "RACE CARD" which would in itself can be a hinderance to a potential criminal investigation. I would expect a learned man to be more cordual than what is being portayed in the information coming out on this manner. If the officer makeing the arrest would have been a Black officer do you honestly think you would have heard a word about this whole thing.

As for Mr. OBAMA, He has helped in creating a situation with his uncalled for comments. The comments may have been in my opinion another means of using "RACE ISSUE" to further divide this country by race which we donnot need. From the accounts all of the fact had not provide to him when he made his uncalled for remarks.

I do not care if he was friends with Mr. Gates his task is to try to govern this country not getting innvolve with a matter of this nature. I believe that when Mr OBAMA does get involved in matters like this it will hurt him politically.

I am black and in those so called shoes you speak of and even I can see were Gates is wrong. I voted Obama for change and all I see is the same. "For the first time in my life I am disapointed to be an American"

This is a clear and unequivocal case of ‘status’ arrogance by both parties however the Police Officer has engaged in abuse of authority and power by arresting Professor Gates. This is inexcusable behavior by Sgt Jim Crow-ley. (Sorry I could not resist the irony in this) It is obvious Professor Gates was not in the process of committing a crime, from the facts the Professor had identified himself and his status etc. but because he had the audacity to question the Officer …he had to be shown who was in charge by Sgt Crowley. I don’t know about racial profiling but this is a clear case of disrespect and insensitivity to a renowned citizen who has earned his status. To ask for proof and identification once the Professor stated who he was, was a gross breach in tactfulness and perhaps this is what has been identified as Racial Profiling. I can’t imagine why proof was required …but I can understand that for the Professor this was a subtle if not overt insult. No matter how hard we try we cannot filter out all the negative input we receive from all types of stimulus and subliminally other forces takeover and we behave contrary to training and what we know when confronted or pushed.

Wow!! I never thought that this will be such a big news. It went from Gates arrest to Obama apalogy. This has become more interesting than what I thought. So, I collected all the sites or articles (more than 250 sites or articles) related to this hot topic "Cambridge Police Unit Demands Apology from Obama". If you are interested take a look at news, video coverage, people views and reviews on this topic at the below link.
http://markthispage.blogspot.com/2009/07/all-about-cambridge-police-unit-demands.html

yes it is too sides to a story. Maybe both of them was wrong, but one thing I do know is that I have been with a cop for thirty years and they are not right all the time. They do have an ego. I think any one who is president should respond to certaind issues. If the president didn't say anything, then he would still be considered a bad person. Also what do healthcare have to do with what happen. People need to grow up and I am speaking to blacks and whites.

Nelson, you are a Black IDIOT.

This is the time for govenment to reinstitute a new law enforcement. I am a 60 year old native American asian 4th generation.

If Obama does not have the guts to call the arrogant police union bluff, then he is also a bi-product of colonial reflection.

This is the right time for change!

I hope to see it before I pass on, and for my children's sake, The police in our society sucks!

Two sides to every story...very true. Obama weighing in? I heard he was a "friend" of the Prof. arrested. Could it have been handled behind the scenes rather in public? I'm hoping that if the Pres. had to face this again, he's handle it behind the scenes. Yes, I'm caucasian and have never truly felt the "pain" of being black. However, I was raised in Atlanta back in the sixties and was offended when both bathrooms and water fountains were designate for blacks and whites.

This is the time for govenment to reinstitute a new law enforcement. I am a 60 year old native American asian 4th generation.

If Obama does not have the guts to call the arrogant police union bluff, then he is also a bi-product of colonial reflection.

This is the right time for change!

I hope to see it before I pass on, and for my children's sake, The police in our society sucks!

It has ruined many lives without appologie

Obama supports the police, he just doesn't support their mission.
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I worked with law enforcement officers for 25+ years. I found a few good ones and a few bad ones. But very few who really gained my respect. Authority goes to the heads of some and it never goes away...

One enforcement officer who'd earned my respect managed to falsify records and bilk the agency for over $100K. Did she get fired? No, only demoted. Go figure...

wake up America! Obama needs to start acting like a president of America - not a columnist.

We are in BIG trouble.

you have to be kidding me...you stupid left wing liberal, fascists need to go live in France..OBAMA and GATES are the two racists here...MLK is rolling in his grave

To RT ...Thank You!...finally, an African-American who can speak the truth without prejudice!

RT for President!!!

Everyone is commenting on the situation and do not know the entire story. And of course the media is pumping it up with half truths. According to the attorney of the lady who called 911 she did not identify the race of the two individuals that she thought was breaking into Prof Gates home and only after the 911 operator kept pushing did she say one of them looked like a Hispanic.Crowley is the one who wrote in his report that the lady who called the police told him that it was two black men. So who is the liar now and also I think Crowley ego was out of control and he did not like being challenged. After he was given two forms of ID he should have left but he baited Prof Gates to come on the porch and that is when he arrested him because he knew he could not arrest him in his home. And if you listen to the 911 tapes when Crowley was in prof Gates home he tells the dispactcher to keep them coming. So this question goes to all of the Crowley supporters and hatemongers: Why would they need so many cops for a older gentlemen who walks with a cane? Get the facts straight before you go blowing off.