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Yonivore
A matter of poor judgment, then.
Exaclty! Crowley showed poor judgment when he arrested Gates.
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No, I surmised that those may, I repeat MAY, have been some of the things Sgt. Crowley was considering as the even progressed. I never said it occurred or would occur.
You chose to treat them as fact when the actual facts of the case showed an arrest for disorderly conduct was not warranted.
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I'd only give you a the Webster definition and you can look that up. The word doesn't appear in the Texas disorderly conduct statute. I defer to Massachusetts authorities on this one. Again, a question I'd like to see asked.
At least you admit your ignorance this time.
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We'll never know if the incident would have escalated, will we? Sgt. Crowley put a stop to it with his arrest of Professor Gates.
Who knows how many people Gates would have killed?
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What have I made up? I've made several informed suppositions based on my experience in law enforcement. I've never claimed that's what actually occurred at that scene but, I can certainly imagine it did. Just like you imagine some conspiracy among the Cambridge Police to cover for a false arrest.
Your imagination is the only justification for the arrest.
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Hiding is your characterization. If they were being asked for the information and refusing to release it, you'd have a point.
They have omitted it when according to you it is the actual reason for the arrest. That's hiding it.
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They have no reason to speak to the issue any further.
Integrity.
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Besides, it wouldn't satisfy you anyway.
I definitely would be satisfied if an officer described an action by Gates that could have actually been prosecuted under Massachusetts law and was corroborated by the citizens at the scene. That's my whole point. Everything everyone at the scene has said provides no justification for the arrest. You want to make up justification using your imagination.
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Seriously though, I really would like for someone to ask the question; "What, in Professor Gates' actions, constituted disorderly conduct." I would seriously like to hear the answer to that question.
Seriously, if it is a matter of police integrity, they already would have set the record straight. I believe the police have actually stated their reasons for arresting Gates -- they just weren't good enough reasons to satisfy the law. Your imaginary reasons may be, but no one said any of that happened.
