Black Cambridge Cops Back Crowley’s Actions – Kelly King: “Charges Are Bogus, I Won’t Vote for Obama Again” (video)
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on July 28, 2009
This is not going to go away until Pres. Obama apologizes for his erroneous, stupid comments about the arrest of Prof. Henry Louis Gates (Gates should also apologize for his race-baiting grandstanding on this, but we’re not going to hold our breath). But it may already be too late for any fast healing.
No amount of beer at the White House (such an obvious, manipulative attempt at orchestrating “a bringing together of the races” photo op contrivance) is going to mend the division that is happening across America. This meddling, racial bias, and arrogance of POTUS has prompted anger and disappointment by our nation’s law enforcement officers, stabbing through the hearts of thousands of hard-working cops who put their lives on the line every day.
Thank you, Sgt. Crowley, for being the upstanding police officer that you apparently are, as attested to by several of your comrades in the video below. Kelly King’s emotional words are powerful.
The maligning of your character and the officers at the Cambridge police department defies words.
President Obama, apologize so we can move on. We know you can do it… you’ve apologized for America’s “arrogance” umpteen times overseas while on your Magical Mystery Apology Tour. Why is apologizing for America so easy for you, yet apologizing for your own blunder so difficult?
Black Cambridge Cops Back Crowley’s Actions – Kelly King: “Charges Are Bogus, I Won’t Vote for Obama Again”
Related reading:
Joseph C. Phillips, Big Hollywood: Other Than That, Professor Gates, How Was Your Trip?
Neoavatara: Who Is Racially Profiling: Barack Obama, Prof. Gates or the Cambridge Police?
Jimmy Arone, Big Hollywood: Jimmy Crowley: One Good Cop
Behind Blue Lines: Welcome to Post-Racial America
Michael McGruther, Big Hollywood: We’ve All Felt a Little ‘Profiled’
Doug Powers, Michelle Malkin: Beerestroika: Drinking to distraction
Cam Cannon, Big Hollywood: What About the ‘R-Word’?
Sister Toldjah: Why “Gatesgate” is a losing situation for Obama – and black youths (UPDATE: POLICE RELEASE TAPES)
Steven Crowder, Big Hollywood: Lonewolf Diaries: Arresting Black People is Racist, You Pigs!
GayPatriot: Obama Needs to Learn from Himself About Apologizing
Hip Hop Republican: GATES ARRESTING PERFORMANCE and Empathy, Conservatives and Health Care Reform
Ztower: Brewskies At The White House…Do You Need A Tie? UPDATE: No Tie Required…WH Says It’s Nothing Formal, Just About “Having A Beer.”
The Barton Bulletin: Henry Louis Gates 1996 Rant Against Whitey (video)
Gazzer’s Gabfest: Perhaps OJ could teach a class on self-defense…
Renovo Media: Professor Gates Says Yes to Beer With Sergeant Crowley
Zombie Contentions: Civil Rights, Then and Now and Mystery Solved!
Gary Graham, Big Hollywood: The Great Beer Summit of 2009
Founding Bloggers: (VIDEO) African American Officer Regarding President Obama: “I Supported Him, I Voted For Him. I Will Not Again.”
Goodtimepolitics: Police officers across the country have a message for Obama
Wake Up Black America: A Distinguished Gentleman or Distinguished Fool?
Boston.com: Gates caller says she didn’t cite race – Woman laments media accounts
Andrew Breitbart, Big Hollywood: The President’s Accidental Gift on Race
Lloyd Marcus, American Thinker: Who Will President Obama Drum Up Hate Against Next?
Michelle Malkin: ‘Racial Harmony Through Beer’ initiative kicks off Thursday and Stuck on stupid(ly) and The anti-police bigotry of the Left and The “Don’t taze me, bro” moment of Henry Louis Gates
Verum Serum: CNN: Black Officers Back Up Sgt. Crowley
The Smoking Gun: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Police Report -”I’ll speak with your mama outside,” Harvard prof told Cambridge cops
Mary Katharine Hamm, Weekly Standard: In Which We Gather Facts About the Gates Arrest Before Opining Upon It
Legal Insurrection: The “Olive Colored” Skin Defense
Hot Air Green Room: We Need The Truth, Not Beer and Apologies
WorldNetDaily: ‘Scofflaw’ Obama has history with ’stupid’ Cambridge police
Ketchup Is A Vegetable: Stick It To The Man!
Jan LaRue, American Thinker: Obama’s ‘Recalibrated’ Insult
Andrew Breitbart, Big Hollywood: The President’s Accidental Gift on Race
Patterico’s Pontifications: The Officer Didn’t Stereotype Henry Louis Gates — Henry Louis Gates Stereotyped the Officer
Political Byline: Video: The Police Union Demands an Apology
The Christian Science Monitor: Bill Cosby ’shocked’ at Obama’s statement on Harvard prof’s arrest
Frugal Café Blog Zone: Beer Won’t Solve It: Obama’s Lack of Leadership & Mistakes in Not Apologizing for His Controversial Gates Comments (video) and Old Grudge: Could College Parking Tickets Be Obama’s Secret Reason for Slamming Cambridge Police? and Panel Talk: Pres. Obama’s Race-Charged Allegations without Reading Police Report & His Inappropriate Meddling in Prof. Gates’ Arrest (video) and Tempest Brewing: Police Association Head Wants Obama to Apologize for Remarks Against Arresting Officer of Prof. Gates (video) and Stop Already… Obama Defends His Biased Criticism of Cambridge Police Arresting Prof. Henry Gates and The Good & Bad: Sgt. Crowley Won’t Apologize to Gates (Good), Obama Still Making Stupid Remarks about Police (Bad), Pundits Smacking Obama for His Lameness (Good)
The Powers That Be: That’s What the Police Union Gets for Endorsing McCain
African Press International: Fighting for the Black man without having facts on the table: Obama hits at police for arresting black scholar
Mark Steyn: Obama knows ’stupidly’ when he doesn’t see it
John Romano, Big Hollywood: The Barack and Joe Variety Show
The Sundries Shack: Upper-Class Gates and No-Class Ambinder
John Nolte, Big Hollywood: Spike Lee Slams America, Lays Off Hugo Chavez
Power Line: Because he’s a jerk in America?
VotingFemale Speaks!: Obama guilty of Race Baiting for Political Gain; Socialist “Victimology” Honed to a Razor Edge
Amy Holmes, Big Hollywood: Inside Harvard’s Gates
Hot Air: Must see: Cambridge cop says she won’t vote for Obama again after Gatesgate and Thad McCotter to introduce House resolution demanding Obama apologize to Crowley and Obama: The Gates clusterfark is a “teachable moment” or something and Video: Obama blames the media for making a big deal about Gates comment and How not to win support from police unions; Update: Obama retreats; Update: Bill Cosby “shocked” by Obama’s remarks and Nuance: Cop who arrested Gates is an expert on … racial profiling and Obama: On second thought, it’s totally okay for Congress not to pass ObamaCare by August
Hard Starboard: “National Racial Firestorm”?
My Country Matters: Monti Says: The “Great Uniter” is nothing but a complete “Divider”!
Legal Insurrection: Race and Class In Harvard Square and Et Tu, Lynn Sweet?
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, My Personal Collection of Headlines: Obama remark on black scholar’s arrest angers cops
Gateway Pundit: President of International Brotherhood of Police Officers Slams Obama! …Update: Cop Considers Lawsuit Against Gates and Bill Cosby “Shocked” At Dear Leader’s Attack on Boston Police Officer
The B.S. Report: Obama: Cambridge Police Acted “Stupidly” In Arrest Of Gates
Written on the Wind: Obama opines on Gates arrest
The Pugnacious Irishman: Acting Stupidly
JP’s Film Blog: President Obama squanders leadership opportunity
Just Americans Making Ethical Statements Weblog: Before Calling Cambridge Police “Stupid” The President should have read the “Police Report” and Reviewed the Officer’s Background
Autographed Letter Signed: Conservative Night Cap: Still Stitching, Still Bitching
America’s Watchtower: Obama is Feeling the Heat For His Comment About the Cambridge Police
Rosita the Prole: Was the Harvard Professor Who’s Claiming Police Racism Trying to Get Arrested?
Stop The ACLU: Obama Attacks More Private Citizens During Prime Time Presser
Hick from the Sticks: “The stars are aligned …”
American Conservative Daily: Obama Almost Gets It Right on Gates’ Arrest
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I have been a police officer for about 8 yrs and I have been a Black male for 43 yrs.I have been involved in this type of situation numerous times, both as officer and as a civilian. I can understand how both parties feel about the situation. Having said that this whole situation could have been avoided if Sgt.Crowley had just told Dr. Gates what he was there for in the beginning things would have been a lot smoother. I have been to similar situations and when I got to the door and they didn’t try to run, that was an indication that they probably live there. I have also been racially profiled numerous times. I know how Dr. Gates felt during that incident. This whole sitaution could have been avoided if coller heads had prevailed. I hope in the future that both sides take a minute before they react. Also Officer King really disappointe me withher comments.
I have been a cop for 33 years and a white male for 53 years. I would confront “Klive” directly on his comments. If you are what you say you are you know EXACTLY what happened and what was warranted. The black officers on scene and who work with the sergeant came out in defense of him so your statements don’t apply. You know what we are taught, what we face at every call, what is important, and what circumstances we must envision on every call before we make our decision. You know damn right well that race had nothing to do with this call and if you feel different then you should seek out some counseling because you might have your own issues. You are a brother officer and I don’t want you going in to work with these types of prejudices that may affect your job or other officer’s safety. I wish I could talk to you in person but I can’t. You’re wrong and deep down you know it but won’t admit it and it might affect your job performance. My brother you have a deep rooted problem that can be corrected but you have to admit it to yourself. That female officer was just doing what was right and she was courageous in doing it. You obviously aren’t “getting it” with respect to other police officers and it is a concern. For some reason you have placed “race” ahead of everything else and it has no place in law enforcement and you are dead wrong. I don’t want to minimize your life experience but you have to move beyond it if you want to survive as a police officer. My email is dbon…@hotmail.com if you want to discuss it further my friend.
I believe people like Klive are in the minority. I have known people like that, but thankfully, very few. I also have known a few racists and homophobes, but again, very few. Among my current group of conservative friends, none are racists nor homophobes nor police haters nor religious purists. The ones I did know were more liberal and much angrier. Maybe that says something about ideology vs. tolerance. Don’t know, since my own experience is obviously limited.
Great post, Dave – thanks!
I also want to commend Kelly King for her comments in the video. It takes courage to say what she did, knowing that while other police officers would empathize and understand, that she was likely setting herself up for hate attacks and hostility from activists in the black community. God bless her for her being so honest, stoic, and objective to voice her opinions that would likely make her a target – a brave woman. Freedom of speech is precious, and there are many people these days who want to silence dissenters.
I have been a cop for 0 years and a black male for 26 years. I want to confront Dave B head on about his statements against Klive. Maybe Dave B needs counseling for making idiotic comments about Klive’s life experience being profile while being black. That has nothing to do with making snap judgments on a situation such as the one with Prof. Gates. I personally believe that Gates was in the wrong giving Crowley a hard time and Crowley was wrong for overreacting. I personally believe arrogance had a role to play in this situation more than race per se. Gates is this well respected professor with connections to the President and Crowely is an officer who can a wield power at his descretion hiding his badge, knowing he could use force without provocation, knowing he could probably get away with it.It has more to do with ego and arrogance than race. Now, back to the topic of racial profiling. Im sure that Klive who is black and Dave who is white have racial profiled either directly or indirectly, that is part of the social economic factors of certain situations such as high crime areas in black neighborhoods or other minority neighbor hoods. I’ve been profiled many times and it just comes with the territory so I deal with it in a respectful manner and I respect the law officers even when they maybe wrong. I really believe Gates didn’t have a major argument, he’s respected scholar that writes books on race and been a black man and now he has become fodder for the very things he writes about. He stated that its not fun been part of the very thing he talks about.
I also want to comment on Kelly King. I think it was courageous that she took up for her fellow officer, but I also think it was stupid for her to say that she was not going to vote for Barack again. That is the dichotomy we deal with support of race and profession.
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Malik: I’m not sure I get your point. Do you think white cops don’t know or understand what black males in America go through? Of course we do. My advice was not to a black male in America, it was to a cop who can’t afford to let that interfere with what he is doing every day… or it might get him hurt or killed. Whether we want to admit it or not all cops profile… because that’s how they do their job and stay alive, even black officers and the black officers will back me up on that. I just didn’t want him in a situation where he would make the wrong decision based on pre-judgement that might get him killed. There are a lot of white people out there that would kill him and I didn’t want that to happen. I surely am not making judgements on any type of life experience. He knows what I was talking about but if you must know I’ll explain: you go to a call for a break in progress… it might be criminals breaking in and it might be someone holding a gun to the head of the person you interact with to make him tell you to leave, it might be that he owns the house but his wife has a restraining order and he broke in to hurt or kill her… etc. Cops are trained to entertain all possible scenarios because that’s how we stay alive on most calls. No offense was intended whatsoever. If he didn’t arrest a person causing a disturbance when all the neighbors were coming out of their houses then he would have been accused of not doing his job of keeping the peace which is our ultimate responsibility. Most cops, not all of them, learn quickly that a loudmouth yelling at you is not important and we are trained and taught to deal with that. The problem was that the public was getting upset over the situation and failure to act in such a situation means you’re not doing what the public is paying you to do. Unless you just wanted to insult a white man for something, I hope you understand that I was truly concerned about another police officer… regardless of race. Do you think white cops don’t deal with racism? Are you that ignorant? Do you think female officers don’t deal with sexism? Cops are TRAINED to deal with it, to dismiss it because it will be used to gain an advantage against you. That’s what my concern was.