Jul 25 2009
Racist Cambridge Cop Jim Crowley
For someone supposedly with a law degree, Mr. Obama sure can “shoot his mouth”, when, as he said on Wednesday night, he wasn’t aware of the particulars of the situation in which Prof. Henry Gates was arrested, having forced his way into his home. It probably would have been prudent to just say that and no more. But, as is his habit, “The One” likes to use the “race card,” and said the officer acted “stupidly” and was a “racist.”
Now, I grew up near, and went to school, in Cambridge. Believe me, those police officers are totally groomed for the job. With tons of international students of all races, the police are definitely not going to be racial profiling.
In addition, it turns out that Officer Crowley was the one who performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on Boston Celtics Reggie Lewis in 1993, when Crowley was an EMT, according to Hot Air. Additionally, “Cambridge Sgt. James Crowley has taught a class about racial profiling for five years at the Lowell Police Academy after being hand-picked for the job by former police Commissioner Ronny Watson, who is black, said Academy Director Thomas Fleming.”
Apparently, when Officer Crowley asked Professor Gates to speak with him on his porch, the Professor responded belligerently, “I’ll speak with your mama outside.” To me, it sounds like Professor Gates didn’t handle this well at all, and caused a great disturbance that blew up in his face.
I personally have a great deal of respect for Professor Gates and have some of his books. However, possibly there is a medical explanation for the Professor’s disorientation. I pray that all goes well for him. He surely wasn’t in his right mind.
