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Originally Posted by nik-
Again I'd be a prick too. Once ID is shown that's where the interaction should end, period. It's been proven that its his home, and the cops have no reason to be there, they should leave.
I'm not going to get into whether it's racism or not because we can't successfully confirm what the thoughts of either side was. If Gates felt it was as a result of racial profiling, that's his choice. Regardless, the cops should be gone as soon as there was no reason for them to be there.
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Exactly. Once the definite proof was provided, there was no need for anything else. The cop was there to investigate a break in...it wasn't a break in, case closed. He's not there to investigate Gates' personality or tendency to be a jerk. The cop probably just didn't like the way he was being talked to. Not enough of a reason to arrest the guy.
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