This doesn't happen often but I have to STRONGLY disagree with you on this one.
An officer is responding to a call where two men with back packs are breaking into a home. I've heard interviews with both parties and Mr. Gates refused to answer a very pertinent question before he showed identification. He was asked if he was alone in the house. Why would the officer need that information? Well, he's responding to two men breaking into a home.
Here are just a couple of the things that might have been running through the officers head: Where's the other guy? Is this home owner or is he trying to mislead me? Does this guy have a weapon? If he is the home owner why is he so angry? Are the assailants in the other room and he doesn't know about them?
What we have in this situation is two ego's going head to head. An "Elitist" and a "Power" ego. I have a much greater understanding of the "power" ego as it actually plays a role in keeping the officer safe on a daily basis.
In regards to Obama, he absolutely owes the officer and police force a sincere apology. He admitted immediately before spewing out "stupidly" that he didn't know the details of situation. So just how ignorant can a person be?
BOTH sides should apoligize. Arresting a man that has shown ID, so they did know that he lived there, is not right. And any one of US would be @%%$@%# if we were the ones in the situation. President Obama should have made a comment about the police arrested the man because the situation got out of hand and should not have used the word "stupidly".
These days people seem to usually think that only one side needs to apologize and that only one side can be right. Both sides were wrong (in my opinion) and so both should apologize.
I do have to admit that even though we have several Dolly stand-ups in our huge collection of Dolly items that we now have a stand-up of Carrie. Keep staying popular and talented, Carrie, and we may one day have a collection of Carrie items. Until then...Go Dolly!
There are a lot of people who choose to tan indoors. Next weekend, we are moving our salon into space that is twice the size of our current salon! Will give us a lot more room for our purses, jewelry, sunglasses and other merchandise, too.
With you two talking about seeing them here, I'll be watching more closely. Had no idea they were here. Maybe you have them all in Madisonville and we don't have them in Maryville. :) I can always hope, anyway.
An officer is responding to a call where two men with back packs are breaking into a home. I've heard interviews with both parties and Mr. Gates refused to answer a very pertinent question before he showed identification. He was asked if he was alone in the house. Why would the officer need that information? Well, he's responding to two men breaking into a home.
Here are just a couple of the things that might have been running through the officers head: Where's the other guy? Is this home owner or is he trying to mislead me? Does this guy have a weapon? If he is the home owner why is he so angry? Are the assailants in the other room and he doesn't know about them?
What we have in this situation is two ego's going head to head. An "Elitist" and a "Power" ego. I have a much greater understanding of the "power" ego as it actually plays a role in keeping the officer safe on a daily basis.
In regards to Obama, he absolutely owes the officer and police force a sincere apology. He admitted immediately before spewing out "stupidly" that he didn't know the details of situation. So just how ignorant can a person be?
These days people seem to usually think that only one side needs to apologize and that only one side can be right. Both sides were wrong (in my opinion) and so both should apologize.