Full police report on the Harvard Professor

[natty bumppo 297]

Yeah... now we can trust the police right?

I still don't see probable cause for an arrest.

The whole 'speak with him outside of his residence' seems like a provocation as well.

continuing the conversation outside could calm the situation ... more witnesses

Its also an invitation to escalate the situation- if you know much about human psychology. 'Lets take it outside' isn't exactly a soothing invitation to most people in an 'argument.' The cop was fishing for probable cause and (to him) he got it. Its an attitude thing. Classical abuse of power 101, albeit nto that big of a deal.

This entire incident will be tomorrow's news soon.

is the cup half full or half empty? the invitation could be taken both ways. it was really up to the prof as to how it went. he was the one exercising his vocals and continued it doing so outside. what did it get him? maybe a good tour on the talk show circuit ...

is tomorrow here yet?

As a teacher I usually quieted my students by lowering my voice instead of yelling back or overstepping my authority as a disciplinarian.

Police officers get yelled at and taunted all the time. And yet arrests are not made for disorderly conduct all the time based on these voiced cacophonies.

That probable talk show circuit wouldn't have occurred if the cop wouldn't have overstepped his authority.

or the prof had ceased shoving buttons ...

LEOs get yelled at and taunted all the time ... and sometimes a disorderly conduct is charged (some are kept ... some are dismissed)

half empty ... half full.

Indeed Brother Natty. IMO he should have just shut up or at the minimum played smarter and asked the cop for an apology. But no- he was human to have been upset. People are people.

Its kind of hard to go to someone's home and justify that charge after playing the authority game. Perhaps that's why the charges were dismissed pretty quickly.

who knows. maybe the trip downtown was to cool everyone off (both sides) and get it off the street.

yup agree. people are people.

some days you're the bug ... and some days you're the windshield. guess that was a bug day.

[HAL 9000 96]

Yeah I don't think that would be the case with preeminent Harvard scholars. Its almost as if the whole thing was staged to focus on the racial profiling issue.

Perhaps we can all blame Obama for this (before Danno posts another weird conspiracy thread on the topic).

[Chica Yeyé 41]

who knows. maybe the trip downtown was to cool everyone off (both sides) and get it off the street.

yup agree. people are people.

some days you're the bug ... and some days you're the windshield. guess that was a bug day.

I iz no bug I iz butterfly

wow, that was lame

[HAL 9000 96]

who knows. maybe the trip downtown was to cool everyone off (both sides) and get it off the street.

yup agree. people are people.

some days you're the bug ... and some days you're the windshield. guess that was a bug day.

I iz no bug I iz butterfly

wow, that was lame

Sure you're not a mosquito?

bzzzzt bzzzt

*runs home to avoid having my blood sucked out*

buh bye!

[Niels Bohr 72]

The neighbor who called should be evaluated.

[Heracles 417]

I hope I can use race as an excuse one day. Unfortunately, I am Caucasian so I don't have this luxury.

If the police had not questioned him and it was a legitimate break-in, then we would be hearing how police do not care about black Americans yada yada yada.

Opportunist like this are no better than the David Duke types. Same ###### different smell really.

Edited July 23, 2009 by haza

[spookyturtle 9,466]

I hope I can use race as an excuse one day. Unfortunately, I am Caucasian so I don't have this luxury.

If the police had not questioned him and it was a legitimate break-in, then we would be hearing how police do not care about black Americans yada yada yada.

Opportunist like this are no better than the David Duke types. Same ###### different smell really.

You could move to an all black, hispanic, asian, etc area and then you may be able to play the race card.

[Heracles 417]

You could move to an all black, hispanic, asian, etc area and then you may be able to play the race card.

Who says I would want to? I am only pointing out that based on appearance, I am ineligible to use it.

PS I wouldn't group Asians with those two.

Edited July 24, 2009 by haza

[spookyturtle 9,466]

You could move to an all black, hispanic, asian, etc area and then you may be able to play the race card.

Who says I would want to? I am only pointing out that based on appearance, I am ineligible to use it.

PS I wouldn't group Asians with those two.

Never heard of a tough Asian neighborhood?

[Niels Bohr 72]

I'm Asian.

I hate those stupid Asian kids who think they're part of the triad. I'm a fan of the smarter ones, not the ####### gangsters ones. In fact, I think any people who think they are "macho" gang like egoist are morons. Who are they trying to impress? Someone who works minimum wage?

[Heracles 417]

Never heard of a tough Asian neighborhood?

Asian's don't pay the race card. Rather than crying poor me, they get degrees and start business. Hence, their huge success in almost every country and continent.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Never heard of a tough Asian neighborhood?

Asian's don't pay the race card. Rather than crying poor me, they get degrees and start business. Hence, their huge success in almost every country and continent.

So you have no experience with tough Asian areas? Or do you just stereotype and racial profile blacks and Hispanics?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Maybe if you guys opened up your eyes and paid attention to this, crime would actually be nipped in the butt.

Funniest typo ever!!!!

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Never heard of a tough Asian neighborhood?

Asian's don't pay the race card. Rather than crying poor me, they get degrees and start business. Hence, their huge success in almost every country and continent.

So you have no experience with tough Asian areas? Or do you just stereotype and racial profile blacks and Hispanics?

[Anonymous 57 0]

I agree with everyone who thought that this whole thing was ridiculous. I don't know about you, but I would be totally okay if some police dude knocked on my door to make sure that everything was okay. At least they're doing their job. What if his house really was getting robbed? I doubt he would have been nearly as indignant had the police really come to his rescue.