Well let's see. Two men are spotted by a witness breaking into a home. Police show up and ask questions. Gates, the homeowner, gets defensive and refuses to show police ID. He calls the cops "racist". Once ID is confirmed, the cops are leaving the home, walking onto the porch, and Gates is following them, calling them racists, and demanding the cops badge number. Gates gets arrested.

Same old crap, huh, Rodney King? How come when I get stopped or questioned by the police, I never get arrested? BECAUSE I'M NOT A BILIGERANT A-HOLE WHO PICKS FIGHTS WITH COPS. Turns out, Gates is buddies with Obama; I figure Gates was using the old "Do you know I'm friends with?" routine.

If a suspect shows lack of respect for a police officer, and on top of that, he also has the boldness to berate and follow the officer while the officer is leaving, then that suspect is now subject to arrest.

What I don't know is what was said by the officer in the home - he could have said some racist remark, but Gates isn't claiming that, and he's being very vocal. This is how it should have gone down: the cops show up, ask for ID, Gates says "it's my house, I lost my keys. Here's my ID that proves this is my house. No big deal, officer." Officer verifies information, then says "Okay, just doing our job." Gates says, "Yeah, I know. Thanks for checking on the house." The officer leaves, Gates goes to bed.

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