I have an experience to add to a few month old high profile racial profiling story

[Kratos]

Gates neighbor called the cops cause she saw someone force the front door open.

When the cops asked to talk to him by knocking on the front door he responded "why cause I'm a black man in america"

if you want to read the report, you'll see he did everything to provoke this action.
http://www.amnation.com/vfr/Police%2...s%20arrest.PDF

Although the story got much national attention and mention from Colin Powell, Obama and many others
I feel it was clearly his fault.

[Biff77]

I got pulled over backin the day, Id say about 1998 . My gym was 2 doors down from a nightclub,, and I left the gym at 11:30pm. The cop said he seen my leavin the bar , and I was swerving ..I told him he was blind , I just left the gym.. I got the brethalizer , a sobriety test , then handcuffed , my car searched..
And I use to carry all my supps in my bag,,, I had to go throgh 1 at a time and exlain what each bottle was and what it was for..

Glutemine
B complex
Mega man
Omega complex
Ultimate orange tabs
Andro 150 tabs

He confiscated my Andro and ultimate orange and turned me loose..

[amcon]

Gates neighbor called the cops cause she saw someone force the front door open.

When the cops asked to talk to him by knocking on the front door he responded "why cause I'm a black man in america"

if you want to read the report, you'll see he did everything to provoke this action.
http://www.amnation.com/vfr/Police%2...s%20arrest.PDF

Although the story got much national attention and mention from Colin Powell, Obama and many others
I feel it was clearly his fault.

actually i read up on the story - the harvard doc did ever thing he could to piss the cops off - racial card, challenging the police, really not smart when they were just doing there job...

i have a horrible attitude with cops, dont like them and think they have such a large ego - now i am sterotyping lol... but, in my life experence im 100% right.

so, got pulled over the other day for nothing and the cop came up to my truck a blacked out suburban with 37 inch tires and a body lift (big mean truck) before he even aproached i unrolled the all the window (it was 28 degrees out...) and turned on the interior lights and had my licence, ins and reg ready for him with a "sorry sir" did i do something wrong? he stated no and asked what i was doing in the neihborhood.... i smiled and said i live here... he took my stuff came back and let me go.

point is i could have challenged him and called him out he had no reason to pull me over - but trust me he would have trumped one up and i would have been of to jail...


to extend the harvard professer story - when Obama was asked about the what he thought of the incident he said the police were 100% wrong and at fault with out ever knowing the story, and pointed to racial issues... later he resended his statment.

as the world turns

[AnimalJ]

why'd the cops show up in the first place animal?

I was going to ask the same but he did say at the end he HAD broken the law so it seems they where looking for him and it was not a mistaken address or anything.

Yes it would be interesting to know if you dont mind us prying or you feel like sharing. If not understandable.

Not at all gentlemen,
Well we all make mistakes when we are young and dumb. When your out drinking and your young and you think of "Fight" you dont think of prison. Well i learned the hard way and i can tell you i will never put my hands on a human being again unless proteticing my life or the life of another. I got into a drunken bar brawl and the other guy ended up getting hurt pretty bad and the damage done was not intentional either. i just threw a few punches. I am not violent person im actually very laid back and non confrontational but he took a swing and i acted in turn. as his hit didnt land and mine did i got some pretty stiff charges. he ended up needing some reconstructive surgery and a bunch of new teeth, i think it is how he landed on the floor not my punch. If you know the law you know they dont take that very lightly, If not for my lawyer id be doing some serious time. I can tell you for someone who has never been to jail being thruist into a maximum security violent offender unit for a prolonged period of time changed me , i very much value my freedom and life i relise is good! lol. to live in a cell the size of a bathroom with 8 other men in lockdown who are there for rape, murder torture amongst other things its quite the experience. Thats my story, im stickin to it. Good day Gents.

[Kratos]

Not at all gentlemen,
Well we all make mistakes when we are young and dumb. When your out drinking and your young and you think of "Fight" you dont think of prison. Well i learned the hard way and i can tell you i will never put my hands on a human being again unless proteticing my life or the life of another. I got into a drunken bar brawl and the other guy ended up getting hurt pretty bad and the damage done was not intentional either. i just threw a few punches. I am not violent person im actually very laid back and non confrontational but he took a swing and i acted in turn. as his hit didnt land and mine did i got some pretty stiff charges. he ended up needing some reconstructive surgery and a bunch of new teeth, i think it is how he landed on the floor not my punch. If you know the law you know they dont take that very lightly, If not for my lawyer id be doing some serious time. I can tell you for someone who has never been to jail being thruist into a maximum security violent offender unit for a prolonged period of time changed me , i very much value my freedom and life i relise is good! lol. to live in a cell the size of a bathroom with 8 other men in lockdown who are there for rape, murder torture amongst other things its quite the experience. Thats my story, im stickin to it. Good day Gents.

lmao, I had nearly the exact same thing happen to me years back.
I'm not violent at all either.
Me: "what does the fluroesent green jump suit mean?"
other dude: "well, that means I have more then 1 million dollar bond"
Me: "oh" (clenches butthole tight)

I got arrested via mail though. Went and turned myslef in.
Only fight of my adult life.

[Kratos]

\to extend the harvard professer story - when Obama was asked about the what he thought of the incident he said the police were 100% wrong and at fault with out ever knowing the story, and pointed to racial issues... later he resended his statment.

as the world turns

I think Obama handeled the issue well after putting his foot in his mouth. It does illustrate a problem in society where issues of racism are always first assumed to be true.

Gates wanted to be profiled. He all but asked to be arrested. He's talked about it his whole life, and never had a run in with the police. Now he has his badge of honor (or shame).