Full police report on the Harvard Professor

[HAL 9000 96]

Q: If the first responding officer had been Black, would the Professors immediate reaction been different?

If so, what does that say about the Professor?

Who do you think is in a position to answer this question, Danno?

Not being able to read the guy's mind we're left with pure conjecture (in other words, what people want to believe).

Which in many cases, lends itself to whatever kind of logic and assumptions we want to make.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Indeed - it serves absolutely no useful purpose.

[Heracles 417]

Q: If the first responding officer had been Black, would the Professors immediate reaction been different?

If so, what does that say about the Professor?

Who do you think is in a position to answer this question, Danno?

Not being able to read the guy's mind we're left with pure conjecture (in other words, what people want to believe).

Bull #######. It's a legitimate question. In order to battle future racism claims, maybe only black officers should respond to calls involving black males.

Edited July 24, 2009 by haza

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Q: If the first responding officer had been Black, would the Professors immediate reaction been different?

If so, what does that say about the Professor?

Who do you think is in a position to answer this question, Danno?

Not being able to read the guy's mind we're left with pure conjecture (in other words, what people want to believe).

Bull #######. It's a legitimate question. In order to battle future racism claims, maybe only black officers should respond to calls involving black males.

Mind-reading is "legitimate"

That's a good one - would fly in court that would.

Not.

[Heracles 417]

Mind-reading is "legitimate"

That's a good one - would fly in court that would.

Not.

In your mind, clearly, only Caucasians (ironically such as yourself) can be racist and opportunist. Whereas, minorities by default must only have the best of intentions.

After all, it is various minorities themselves who regularly state and I quote "you don't get black culture". Or are you suggesting that considering you might not pull such a thing, that nobody else would think of exploiting a situation for their own self gain.

Edited July 24, 2009 by haza

[Peikko 1,575]

Q: If the first responding officer had been Black, would the Professors immediate reaction been different?

If so, what does that say about the Professor?

Who do you think is in a position to answer this question, Danno?

Not being able to read the guy's mind we're left with pure conjecture (in other words, what people want to believe).

Bull #######. It's a legitimate question. In order to battle future racism claims, maybe only black officers should respond to calls involving black males.

It's not a legitimate question in these circumstances. We are not owed an answer from those who can give us one, and we will not get one, therefore the 'pure conjecture' is what we are left with. No agenda can be pushed on conjecture.

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No agenda can be pushed on conjecture.

Bullcrap. Obama is supposedly raising a private army of 20 million somewhere in the NE and right-wing nutjobs are mobilizing based on that conjecture alone.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Mind-reading is "legitimate"

That's a good one - would fly in court that would.

Not.

In your mind, clearly, only Caucasians (ironically such as yourself) can be racist and opportunist. Whereas, minorities by default must only have the best of intentions.

After all, it is minorities themselves that regularly state and I quote "you don't get black culture". Or are you suggesting that considering you might not pull such a thing, that nobody else would think of exploiting a situation for their own self gain.

In your mind - assuming the point of view of individuals and how they might behave in a given set of circumstances is a legitimate way of addressing a wider topic.

You've proven it here - by a ridiculous assumption of what you think my views on this subject are. You are, of course, quite wrong - but you don't want to hear that.

[HAL 9000 96]

Indeed - it serves absolutely no useful purpose.

Other than baiting, not much more.

[Peikko 1,575]

No agenda can be pushed on conjecture.

Bullcrap. Obama is supposedly raising a private army of 20 million somewhere in the NE and right-wing nutjobs are mobilizing based on that conjecture alone.

Legitimately, obviously. Each conjecture builds a fantasy that serves no one well.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

No agenda can be pushed on conjecture.

Bullcrap. Obama is supposedly raising a private army of 20 million somewhere in the NE and right-wing nutjobs are mobilizing based on that conjecture alone.

That and trenchcoat wearing heroes with sawed-off shotguns and little black T-shirts with Skull motifs on the front are taking the fight to the urban gangs

[Heracles 417]

It's not a legitimate question in these circumstances. We are not owed an answer from those who can give us one, and we will not get one, therefore the 'pure conjecture' is what we are left with. No agenda can be pushed on conjecture.

It is a legitimate question as this guy could have very well used the situation to promote his own cause. That is, made something out of nothing. The facts do lead to this concussion considering his second comment was one branding the police a racist.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

No agenda can be pushed on conjecture.

Bullcrap. Obama is supposedly raising a private army of 20 million somewhere in the NE and right-wing nutjobs are mobilizing based on that conjecture alone.

That and trenchcoat wearing heroes with sawed-off shotguns and little black T-shirts with Skull motifs on the front are taking the fight to the urban gangs

If it's a race war they want.........

[Peikko 1,575]

It's not a legitimate question in these circumstances. We are not owed an answer from those who can give us one, and we will not get one, therefore the 'pure conjecture' is what we are left with. No agenda can be pushed on conjecture.

It is a legitimate question as this guy could have very well used the situation to promote his own cause. That is, made something out of nothing. The facts do lead to this concussion considering his second comment was one branding the police a racist.

BY, you can pose the question all you like but you can't get an answer that will provide a basis for further constructive comment.

[Heracles 417]

In your mind - assuming the point of view of individuals and how they might behave in a given set of circumstances is a legitimate way of addressing a wider topic.

You've proven it here - by a ridiculous assumption of what you think my views on this subject are. You are, of course, quite wrong - but you don't want to hear that.

Considering I am wrong, surely, you have evidence of your own to prove that he wasn't taking advantage of the situation. Until proven wrong, any and every angle is valid.