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In response to "I'm not always a fan of the Reason blog, but this is a great article on the Gates arrest. -- (link)" by Reagen

I liked Alan Keyes' take. -- (link)

Posted by Dr.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Jul 27 '09, 11:06

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As for Reagen's story: after the anus-tazing story from last week, I find it hard to classify Gates' treatment as 'abuse' of power. (www.wnd.com)

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Two points: both these articles can be 100% correct simultaneously. And two, reading that, it sounds like the cop was baiting him for an arrest. - TFox Jul 27, 11:17 12
- Or, taken from a situation of de'escalation...the cop was announcing his intention to walk away. - Will Hunting Jul 27, 11:33
- Agreed. They can both be right. And it's not like Gates' response comes from nowhere. There is a long history of racial profiling in this country. - pmb Jul 27, 11:28 9
  - Past experience doesn't excuse bad behanvior, sorry. - Dr.Vermin Jul 27, 11:35 8
    - Not at all. But the fact of the matter is that you probably would walk accross the street (lots of white people do). We all act on our experience - pmb Jul 27, 11:42 7
      - That's plenty of reason. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 27, 11:50 6
        
        No it's not. - pmb Jul 27, 11:58 5
        
        Um, unless Crowley gets reprimanded (and maybe even if he does), reality supports my position. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 27, 12:01 4
        
        No it doesn't. The charges were dropped. Guess why. - pmb Jul 27, 12:09 3
        
        PR. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 27, 12:10 2
        
        They would lose. Makes the PR all that much worse. -- nm - pmb Jul 27, 12:12 1
        
        [shrug] I guess we'll never know for sure. - Dr.Vermin Jul 27, 12:15
- That's a fascinating take. I didn't read it that way at all. - Dr.Vermin Jul 27, 11:24
Interesting read, thanks. -- nm - Loyola Jul 27, 11:13
it might be a lesser abuse of power. -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 11:10 3
- you and your confounding "degrees" of things! -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 11:11 2
  - Anyway that cop wasn't a bad guy because... - Don Homer Jul 27, 11:14
  - "Eff you, it's not hot today! It was hot yesterday, making today, by definition, mild." -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 11:12

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