Having your actions called “stupidly†is NOT the same as being called stupid… Regardless of what was said.
Unless someone threatens to kill/physicaly harm you, you as an officer of the law, do NOT have the right to arrest someone who is in their own home even if they are saying mean things about your mommy, it’s called the First Amendment.
There is no doubt in my mind Professor Gates was a total dick who overreacted, but to arrest him and charge him with a total BS charge that is dropped the second the DA gets it just because he called you names and insulted your mommy? Puh Lease….
The second it was verified that he was in fact in his own home, the only thing left to do was say “sorry for your inconvenience†and leave, not stand there and argue cause he is cussing up a storm.
How exactly do you expect this will end? Do you think putting a man in his own home in cuffs, booking him, taking his mug shot is the reasonable thing to do for calling your mommy names?
By all means, sue the Professor, get a jury and explain to a jury why a man who was in his own home was arrested for nothing… yeah, great idea, I’m sure you will make millions.
I don’t think the cop is racist, but I do think he needs thicker skin and yes, I also think he did act “stupidlyâ€.
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