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Originally Posted by tstew
It was definitely wrong for President Obama to even address the question in that forum in my opinion. In the role and performing the duties of POTUS is not the time to stick up for friends or even give opinion not based on full factual knowledge.
I don't think anyone can make a definitive case that this situation was all about racial prejudice on the side of the officer...however, I do believe that it is possible to say that race aside, the officer still acted stupidly.
I think that most of us are more influenced by our prejudices than we sometimes care to acknowledge and often more than we even realize. Personally, I think there is a significant difference between being subtlely affected by our preconceptions and outright, malicious racism.
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I disagree with you. I believe that the officer acted according to their protocol. I believe that if I, as a white man, had acted the same way as the 'scholar' I would have been treated the same way. If he was arriving on the scene of what had been dispatched to him as a possible breaking and entering, he was probably trying more to make sure the man, once identity was establishd, was going into a safe environment. I think the reaction of the 'scholar' was inappropriate and that is what got him arrested. It seems he started accusing the officer immediately rather than cooperate with him.
Could the situation have been avoided? Yes, by both of them working together. Maybe the officer could have been a little more informative when he was trying to get the man to exit the house but the man should have been a little more cooperative.
BO's remarks where wrong and he should apologize. After that let it drop by all parties and move on. I do not think our 'scholarly' friend will let it drop though even if the rest do. JMHO
We had a break in at our place and items stolen and no one showed up for 12 hours and only after I had made 3 phone calls to them.
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