Originally Posted by
blackascoal
Political pressure SHOULD have been a part of why the charges were dropped, just as political pressure SHOULD be a part of ending racial profiling and police abuse of people of color.
Being rude to police is not against the law although police officers believe it is .. especially if you're black .. that is if indeed Gates was rude.
ALL the relevant facts are already known .. which is why the case was dropped.
It's more likely the political pressure that exists between the Harvard Cops and the Cambridge police. According to a friend there is some bad blood between the two and often they step into each other. Of course that is according to his experience in Cambridge as a cop... I don't live there.
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