Harvard Professor Arrest and Police Report
While many have interpreted the arrest of prominent Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. as an example of the racial barriers this country is yet to overcome- Obama mentioned this in his press conference last night- the newly released police report seems to suggest otherwise. There were many third party witnesses described in the report, so I doubt that there are any glaring inaccuracies or fabrications concocted by the police officers. I won’t go so far as saying that the white police officers had no racial biases in their arrest, but it certainly seems that Professor Gates’ conduct warranted a ride in a squad car.
