Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Arrested

Most of my off-topic posts of the past few months have been used as fillers. For reasons that were explained in my previous post, I was attempting to keep the blog alive while trying hard not to bitch about what was going on in my neighborhood. But occasionally I see something in the world beyond Cracktown that actually interests me enough to want to write about it. The recent arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is one such example.

After reading a deeply informative article on the subject, I have quickly come to the conclusion that both the officer as well as the neighbor in question are clearly stupid racists.

I ask you, how much more blatant do their actions have to be to understand that this was racism in action?

The neighbor calling because she saw what appeared to be a break in was definitely a racist. I'll bet she never would have called if the people she saw were white.

And what about that evil, wicked police officer? I am certain that if the belligerent man he encountered there was white he would have just left without asking any questions.

Heck, it's not like the officer was easily identifiable because he was wearing a uniform - whoops, just read the actual police report and apparently he was.

But don’t let such minor facts get in the way of your better judgment. It’s clearly racism - without a doubt.

And I’m sure that if it had actually been a break in, and either the neighbor or the officer had ignored it, Gates would not be complaining about that.

Thank God we have a President who speaks from his heart, rather than letting the facts cloud his judgment. I was really afraid all that would come to an end after Bush left office.