Mars Vs. Hollywood:
You’re the one obsessing over the description, not me. My point has never been about racial profiling; my point is that Crowley wasted the resources and time of the public, and diminished the credibility of police officers in the process. Whatever authority you sought to imbue your poor analysis with by claiming to be a police officer is lost on me. I know and have known several police officers in my lifetime; the good ones will tell you that in every case, arrest is the last, best option, and that if no crime is in process or believed to be in process, you simply leave people alone, no matter what they say to you. Most cops with a brain rely on their smarts and on experience in dealing with the public–just like the hallmark of a master martial artist is never having to use their craft, so is a police officer’s not having to arrest unless absolutely necessary.
The larger point is that Crowley’s report, to be generous, is error-laden–if not outright falsification. If you’re comfortable with the fact that the police department and Crowley want to stand by it, even as bit by bit, its proven to be completely unreliable, then that speaks volumes about the kind of cop you are.
Finally, I don’t care if your a cop or a crack dealer–its elementary that speaking your mind to a police office is not a crime in this country. Gates violated no laws. Your hero wasted everyone’s time, and most importantly, gave all of the good police officers out there a black eye in what everyone knows is a very difficult job.
