DavidN
2009-07-25 01:32:49
As I’ve said elsewhere, Crowley made one significant mistake. He didn’t kiss Gates’ butt when it became apparent that this was a celebrity, especially one who is likely to claim racial bias pretty much no matter what the circumstances. Gates wasn’t demanding that he be treated as if he were anyone else, he was demanding preferential treatment, because of who he is. Any of the rest of us, confronting a police officer in such circumstances, would be polite and cooperative. Gates was argumentative and obnoxious, because he should be able to get away with it. What a joke.
