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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

I would image the lady thought she was doing him a favor.  What he keeps 
neglecting to mention in all his phoney ranting is that his house had been 
broken into before.  AND, compared to the woman that made the report, the 
men *were* probably big.  Of course, if you measure by mouth alone, Gates is 
a huge black man!

Lynda
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."  Aldous Huxley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>


> Well, Gates got lots of publicity. Did you notice that the story didn't 
> hit
> the papers until 4 days after it happened, and then wasn't a 'Police Beat'
> kind of item, but appeared as a "I can't believe they treated me this way"
> story? Someone made a point of getting it in the paper.
>
> Instead of thanking the passer-by who reported a possible break-in in
> progress, Professor Gates said:
> http://www.theroot.com/views/skip-gates-speaks?page=0,0
>
> "And I love that the 911 report said that two big black men were trying to
> break in with backpacks on. Now that is the worst racial profiling I've 
> ever
> heard of in my life. (Laughs.) I'm not exactly a big black man. I thought
> that was hilarious when I found that out, which was yesterday."
>
> Umm...there were two black men, reportedly with his travel bags; at least
> one of them was 'big'  The driver was putting his shoulder against the 
> front
> door to force it open. But describing exactly what she saw was "the worst
> racial profiling"???   If I were his neighbors, I'd let anyone who wanted
> break in. No way I'd call 911 and be accused of 'racial profiling' by the
> guy whose property I was trying to protect.
>
> Someone is outright lying; Gates says he didn't yell, didn't dis the cop's
> momma, and only asked for the cop's badge number when he was arrested. The
> police report says he was uncooperative, yelling, and refused to calm 
> down.
> I hope they release the tapes of the police calls and the witnesses come
> forward...I'd like to know the truth.