Since Barack Obama weighed in on the arrest of Henry Louis Gates , we thought it was worthwhile to do a close reading of the law and the arrest report to see just how stupid the Cambridge Police Department was. This account is based on the police report, a statement from Gates’ lawyer , interviews by Gates given after the arrest , and a radio interview that the arresting officer gave this morning. The Call At around 12:45 p.m., Lucia Whalen called 911 to report two African American men wearing backpacks attempting to break into a house on Ware St.
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No, Henry Louis Gates Is Not a ‘Railer,’ a ‘Brawler,’ or a ‘Common Street Walker’
