tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post1449420200166490745..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: I'm Sorry, But Doesn't That Actually Settle The Issue? Vol. LVIIIJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-39863760526145534482009-07-27T13:29:20.643-04:002009-07-27T13:29:20.643-04:00Thanks, Augustus and Scott.Thanks, Augustus and Scott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-75033250562119505272009-07-26T23:36:45.100-04:002009-07-26T23:36:45.100-04:00If I recall correctly from an incident on Florence...If I recall correctly from an incident on Florence with a black tow truck driver, contempt of cop will get you killed in Los Angeles.<br /><br />Gates is lucky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-965322173136404862009-07-26T20:40:46.189-04:002009-07-26T20:40:46.189-04:00I would never presume to speak for our distinguish...I would never presume to speak for our distinguished host, but my personal reading of the paragraph is that even -- or especially -- in today's political environment, a black man can't complain -- or even legitimately <i>feel</i> -- that he was treated worse by the police than a white homeowner would have been, without the TV news and right wing pundits -- but I repeat myself -- accusing Scott C.http://www.world-o-crap.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-57299850781336455602009-07-26T13:43:00.009-04:002009-07-26T13:43:00.009-04:00@Anon: Seems like Doghouse's much more artisti...@Anon: Seems like Doghouse's much more artistic way of alluding to the incessant right-wing trope of white victimhood. In the meantime, move along, folks. Nothing to see here. Except for the MSM, which has settled comfortably into its niche as America's Official Rubbernecker.Augustus Mullinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-83621817452255665962009-07-25T23:40:54.399-04:002009-07-25T23:40:54.399-04:00"It ain't about "who" Henry Lou..."It ain't about "who" Henry Louis Gates is; that's just the reason we heard about it. It's not even about a cop overreacting, really. It's about the fact that it's still impossible, in 2009, for a black man to believe he was being treated unequally by the police without being accused of saying so just to gain an unfair advantage."<br /><br />I've read Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-62133422706904564332009-07-25T19:47:21.830-04:002009-07-25T19:47:21.830-04:00Crowley's version seems to show Gates as a str...Crowley's version seems to show Gates as a street thug with a good vocabulary. Are there any witnesses, besides police, who heard Gates make the "your mamma" comment? If Crowley is an expert on racial profiling, why wasn't he more sensitive in dealing with a black citizen once it was shown that no crime was taking place? Once it was shown that no crime had taken place, why didRugosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348056243298249939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-43236854203562114352009-07-25T18:05:40.987-04:002009-07-25T18:05:40.987-04:00Why did Gates have to "yo, mama," them w...<i>Why did Gates have to "yo, mama," them when they asked for ID. How did they know he lived there? And what is the harm in producing ID. If one doesn't one can be arrested for it under this Supreme Court.</i><br /><br />You really should read Crowley's incident report (link in Mr. Riley's previous post). ID had already been provided before the alleged "yo, mama" R. Porrofattonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-70224594011267094602009-07-25T17:31:41.954-04:002009-07-25T17:31:41.954-04:00I don't think we get to argue with the police ...<i>I don't think we get to argue with the police in our own homes when they have told us to stop yelling at them.</i><br /><br />The US Ninth Circuit says you do....and not just in your own home.<br /><br /><i>The freedom of individuals to oppose or challenge police action verbally without thereby risking arrest is one important characteristic by which we distinguish ourselves from a police Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-46070922012436719912009-07-25T14:58:46.214-04:002009-07-25T14:58:46.214-04:00Isn't the right-wingers approach to this somet...Isn't the right-wingers approach to this something like: "Don't raise your voice to a policemen in your house even if there's no warrant and you haven't committed a crime: just shoot them since guns are sacrosanct and your home is your castle."<br /><br />Of course, adding a black person to the mix changes things. Homeowner should shoot quicker and more if the cop is rifflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09166475012791861563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-68225352995490439282009-07-25T14:57:25.641-04:002009-07-25T14:57:25.641-04:00My students never understand why the cops search t...My students never understand why the cops search their cars or throw them up against them when they call the cops "mofos." I have suggested that they say, "yes, sir," and "no, sir" but my students insist on arguing with the police.<br /><br />I don't think we get to argue with the police in our own homes when they have told us to stop yelling at them. I would Jaye Ramsey Sutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05866341038412407027noreply@blogger.com