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The point is that you should not have to expect the possibility of arrest for being a jerk. Of course you should act in a respectable way, but failure to do sh

• pmorici 17y ago
  In a utopian world. I'm not saying that's the way I'd like it to be. I'm saying, as things are, it's something every reasonable person knows is likely to happen if you're belligerent with authorities.
• drhowarddrfine 17y ago
  Of course, now people are complaining about the officer being a jerk. Flying off the handle against the officer impedes his ability to do his job because he would have to wonder if the situation is escalating. Since he, initially, was by himself, it becomes a matter of self-protection and that is why some officers may immediately handcuff a person that concerns them, even if the officer is not sure what is going on. By all accounts, the officer was being respectful while Gates was not, yet this article complains about the officer and the police. Of course, if Gates was white, this would never be brought up even if the exact same thing happened in the exact same way.