I agree that he shouldn't have gotten involved without knowing more about the case, but still, you gotta give him props for inviting them both to the White House for a beer. That's pretty pimp. You should read Dreams from my Father. It will give you some incite into where Obama (and black people in general) are coming from.

not a big deal to invite someone to your place for 1 hour and he only did it to take the light off his retarded statement. I've realized the black race has come along way but you can't say everything is racism.

and never say pimp again

....yeah...its really degrading to actual pimps.

still waiting for that second half audio....would really appreciate the upload if you have the time.

I used to eat lunch with a couple of my coworkers (both black) and they said that they experience this kind of thing all the time. I'm not saying it's entirely about race. I used to get harrassed all the time when I was skating. Some of the time it was deserved and some of the time it wasn't, but there are a lot of cops out there on power trips and it's very frustrating when they abuse their power.

As a white guy that is in no way threatening to anyone, it's very easy for you to say that cops are always just "doing their jobs". Just try to imagine that you were with your girlfriend (I know.. it's a stretch), driving on a dark country road and a couple black cops with serious chips on their shoulder pull you over, talk down to you, drag you both out of the car, search your car (illegally), and then arrest you for some bullsh*t charge of disorderly conduct when you protest their behavior.

PS. I'll put it up tonight Dave and drop you a note.

The cop DID act stupidly. The cop's main job is to keep a situation from escalating, to "keep the peace". How did he keep the peace by arresting a man in his own house for no reason? We all know he only did it to teach the professor a lesson.

I had a neighbor here in Southaven who was a middle class black man. He told me one day about how he was stopped, asked to step out of the car, and handcuffed so tightly it left marks on his wrists (he showed them to me) just so the cops could run his driver's license. They said they were looking for a suspect. They called him "boy" even though he was in his 30s. He was still pretty mad about it after he came home, but he was trying to calm down.

When I was at 201 Poplar, I saw a black man beaten by a gang of 4 cops with nightsticks for refusing to hand over a cigarette. No wonder he was defiant and angry.

Officer Crowley's arrest was a total power trip move. He should have been suspended by the department there, but of course they don't want to admit he did anything wrong. I think President Obama was right, and if you support the police arresting and detaining people at their own house who have not broken any law, you're an even bigger idiot than i suspected.

Cam,,,Cam,,

You are a pretty predictable person,,,No cop in the World is going to let you trash talk him and say the stuff like the professor did and get away with it. Yeah, he was arrested to make a point,,the point being respect law officers and cooperate. All he had to do was simly hand his I.D. over when first asked for it and he didn't do it,,,he lit into him for being there. Don't you think the black cop on the scene would have had something to say about it, if it were racially based.

and when you use handcuffs they are supposed to be tight,,and they always leave marks. I had marks on my arms when I was handcuffed in the miliatry when learning how to use them.

I am sure their is racial profiling out there,,,but this incident wasn't one of them.

And when you get off from Kmart go back to your mom's house where you live and cool down and think about why you are so angry at everything. It will help you live longer.

Haha, actually i live on my own, but we do have a blue light special coming up soon...

Refusing to give a cop ID in your own home is not against the law. The professor says he did give ID anyway.

Don't get me wrong, I'm as racist as any other southern guy...but you have to treat people with some degree of respect.

If the professor would have given the cop any respect at all, then the whole situation would have been easy. He jumped right away at accusations of racism because he is an elistist liberal.

There are no laws that say you have to respect the police. If the police are doing something wrong, we need to speak up or they will regress to the point of corruption (which unfortunately is very common).

I don't know what went down there, but if I was black and some white cop came into my house accusing me of doing something illegal, it would bother me and I would not be happy about it.

I thought this was a well written synopsis and the summary is spot-on:

Quote: "Once we cross this Rubicon – we know this man lives here, he's presented his ID, and it's inconceivable that he would be there for any illegitimate purpose – the police officer doesn't get to have his feelings hurt," he says. "That's why this is larger than black and white, and it goes to basic constitutional rights that we all enjoy – black, white or brown – including the right to be in your own home and say what you want."