Bill Fletcher, Jr.: This Never Would Have Happened to a White Professor

[GRITtv]

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You can see the full panel here:

http://lauraflanders.firedoglake.com/2009/07/27/henry-louis-gates-arrest-a-teachable-moment-ben-bernankes-pr-blitz-and-greg-grandin-on-honduras/

[Gator_Matt]

1. If a white professor screamed at a black cop...

..."this is what happens to white men in America" and then began to insult his mother while the neighborhood looked on, I would dare say that such a person WOULD be arrested.

[Buzz Clik]

5. ... might be arrested, if the cop was having a really bad day.

And, the charges would be dropped.

[fascisthunter]

7. "insult his mother while the neighborhood looked on"

did Gates insult the cop's mother in fron of neighbors?

[Butch350]

8. No he did not!

The cop added that statement, being creative, trying to come up with some kind of insult he figured a black man would use
to qualify his trumped up police report.

[fascisthunter]

10. I didn't think so, but this damn story is moving fast

[handmade34]

9. yelling is not a crime

[Strong Atheist]

13. Belated Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[imdjh]

2. DUAAITH

[izquierdista]

3. The cops ARE trained

To beat the shit out of anyone who talks back to them.

[Buzz Clik]

4. Of course they are.

[Captain Hilts]

6. Yes, there are 'town vs. gown' issues that would get the white prof arrested too. nt

[imdjh]

11. And just about everybody missed how racist the 911 operator was.

"are they white, black, or hispanic?"

What, Asians aren't man enough to be burglars? Asian men don't have the guts to break into people houses? What's up with that? That's fucked up.

Fire him.

[Captain Hilts]

12. YES!!!! In Nofolk, VA, it's: Is he black? Is he a sailor?? YES. nt