Comments on: Obama On Henry Louis Gates Arrest http://www.wisepolitics.com/obama-on-henry-louis-gates-arrest-323.html 200% Politics Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mark http://www.wisepolitics.com/obama-on-henry-louis-gates-arrest-323.html/comment-page-1#comment-110 Mark Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:14:22 +0000 http://www.wisepolitics.com/?p=323#comment-110 While I have very little trust for some of the unchecked power that police have, I also have very little trust for the unchecked power that Prof Gates was able to use with some phone calls to friends in high places. Gates wasn't the victim of racism. Rather, he enjoyed the perk of privileged society by getting the charges against him dropped, and threatening the career of a police officer doing his job. While I have very little trust for some of the unchecked power that police have, I also have very little trust for the unchecked power that Prof Gates was able to use with some phone calls to friends in high places.

Gates wasn’t the victim of racism. Rather, he enjoyed the perk of privileged society by getting the charges against him dropped, and threatening the career of a police officer doing his job.

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