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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Stop pretending that I didn't read the report. You're better than that.
I might just as easily say this: stop being distracted by adjectives like "tumultuous" (which the officer is clearly using because of the wording of the statute) and read for the facts.
What was Gates' crime? Being a jerk? That's not a crime. Nor is saying "I'll speak with your mama outside"--though you bolded that as though it were somehow damning.
You know what would have solved the problem? Leaving. That would have fixed the problem, and we wouldn't even be talking about it. Instead, the officer turned around, remounted the steps to Gates' porch, and arrested a man whose only crime was yelling at him.
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Agreed. Even assuming the report is 100% accurate, there is still no real reason to arrest the guy. The officer was leaving and should've just left. Its not his job to adjust bad attitudes, its to fight crimes.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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