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Gates made it a race issue; Obama backed him up on the matter; the media agree. The cop was doing what cops always do. The solitary difference is that he came

Gates made it a race issue; Obama backed him up on the matter; the media agree. The cop was doing what cops always do. The solitary difference is that he came up against a professional racist.

dantheman 17y ago
The argument is that "what cops always do" is wrong, and that race played no part.
- nanijoe 17y ago
  The real issue here is that race often plays a part in "what cops always do"