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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

It actually says "tumultuous." Which is a laughably funny way of trying to make the arrest line up with the wording of the relevant statute. But the relevant case law in Massachusetts pretty much defines "disorderly conduct" as "conduct designed to incite a riot," so the officer never had a leg to stand on.

I'm still wondering how you can call someone names "tumultuously." I'm guessing it involves the simultaneous use of some sort of weather-control machine.

EDIT: I should clarify. Nowhere in the report does Officer Crowley claim that Gates was violent or threatened violence, only that he was loud. That, along with liberal, often incorrect use of the term "tumultuous."

I'm too lazy to go back to the original report but I believe it did state that Gates said to the officer something along the lines of you don't know who your dealing with... the officer stated he did not know what that meant. Also, watching the interview Gates gave on CNN, he also stated that he did feel the cop was profiling him and something along the lines of the cop couldn't stand a black man standing up for his rights, right in his face. now to me, that does sound aggressive.
And for the neighbor calling the cops, it states the Driver was trying to push open the door, not gates, so the neighbor was not profiling, she saw an unknown individual trying to enter her neighbors house.
Also, the cop should have followed Gates into the other room, had he been a burglar, perhaps he might have been trying to exit the house. Remember, this was before Gates produced any id.
Honestly, stop making this about race, it’s not.
And yes, I am a minority, so if you don’t agree with me it must be because you’re a racist.