tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post7932620579444380507..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-88269824607924089802009-07-25T20:35:41.450-04:002009-07-25T20:35:41.450-04:00Dr. Gates' conduct up until the time of the ar...Dr. Gates' conduct up until the time of the arrest, and the arrest itself are two [apparently, to this point] separate issues. To make a wash of it, or a soup of it, is to lose what the president is calling "a teachable moment."Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-7505107203840255902009-07-24T12:29:05.066-04:002009-07-24T12:29:05.066-04:00Winston,
I pretty much agree with you; based on t...Winston,<br /><br />I pretty much agree with you; based on the police report, Gates was acting like an ass. However, that's not against the law. And the officer's job is to do everything in his power to prevent escalation, and this cop didn't do that. <br /><br />This post at Mark Kleiman's site seems to agree with what Montag posted:<br /><br />http://www.samefacts.com/Lewis Carrollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-83773795357392884552009-07-24T12:11:33.758-04:002009-07-24T12:11:33.758-04:00Perhaps for 'stupid' he ought to have said...Perhaps for 'stupid' he ought to have said 'unconstitutional'? As much as some might wish it otherwise, 'saying mean stuff' isn't a crime, and any arrest for it is therefore not valid.<br /><br />---MycaMycahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169534197143405966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-66885060959128940802009-07-24T11:50:42.728-04:002009-07-24T11:50:42.728-04:00There is a YouTube video that is a beautiful examp...There is a <a href="" rel="nofollow">YouTube video</a> that is a beautiful example of how we should expect our officers to treat overwrought citizens. (It is entitled "Maine Trooper", and if you've not seen it, it is well worth a few minutes of your life.)<br /><br />Mind you, I don't believe that every officer will always be this calm under such provocation. However, I think itJim Baleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322487665818601057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-4153291673564772522009-07-24T10:08:32.337-04:002009-07-24T10:08:32.337-04:00not sure how this reflects on the president's ...not sure how this reflects on the president's comment, but <a href="http://crookedtimber.org/2009/07/21/discretion-and-arrest-power/" rel="nofollow">here is an interesting take</a> on the case.Montaghttp://www.stumplane.us/blognoreply@blogger.com