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LONG BEACH, Calif. – Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley received a standing ovation from thousands of police officers Monday as he opened a five-day Fraternal Order of Police convention with brief remarks.

Crowley, who is white, sparked a national debate on race relations and policing when he arrested Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. for disorderly conduct at Gates’ home in Cambridge, Mass. Gates is black.

More than 3,000 police officers cheered Crowley when he spoke at the Long Beach Convention Center. Dozens left their seats to take snapshots of him as he stood at the podium.

“The past month has been very difficult for my family, my friends and my colleagues back in Cambridge, and it’s no exaggeration to say that it wouldn’t be as easy for me to handle this without the support from the Fraternal Order of Police … and the support that the men and women who do this job have given me,” he said. “Thank you very much.”

Crowley declined to comment further after leaving the stage.

Crowley arrested Gates on July 16. The officer was first to respond to the home the renowned black scholar rents from Harvard University, after a woman reported seeing two men trying to force open the front door. Gates said he had to shove the door open because it was jammed.

He was charged with disorderly conduct after police said he yelled at Crowley, accused him of racial bias and refused to calm down after Crowley demanded Gates show him identification. The charge was later dropped, but Gates demanded an apology and called the incident racial profiling.

Crowley has said he followed protocol and responded to Gates’ “tumultuous behavior” appropriately.

President Barack Obama further inflamed the debate when said at a nationally televised news conference that Crowley had “acted stupidly.” Obama later invited Gates and Crowley to the White House for a beer to bring all three men together.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/luv_big/ luv_big

    Of course they did. The Blue Wall in effect.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jack_Stephen1/ Jack_Stephen1

    honoring him for what?! this is why black folk don’t give’emthe benefit of doubt

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/fireNwater/ fireNwater

    When was the last time a police officer actually helped a black man?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/panamaniak/ panamaniak

    Now I can’t co-sign a statement like “When was the last time a police officer actually helped a black man?” Because not ALL cops are crooked,just because of the actions of a few. That’s like someone White saying “All Black men have criminal records”. I mean I know I don’t. Dr. Gates was definately wronged by THIS cop and the cops that were involved involved. But to say that cops don’t help Black men. C’mon now. I have a few friends who are Black and NYPD.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SenorCafeDa2nd/ SenorCafeDa2nd

    It was so heroic of him arresting a elderly man on his own property for trespassing. Pig.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Miamisfinest86/ Miamisfinest86

    I dont see what the big deal is? People need to research more often the guy didn’t get arrested for being black people he was being a jerk to the police officer. All he had to do was show some identification and the problem would have been solved, instead Mr. Gates wanted to be disrespectful and curse and act like an a*****e.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sweetnbitter87/ sweetnbitter87

    why did he get arrested again?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BLACKSMITH843/ BLACKSMITH843

    Yeaaaaa. He said thank you for your support and left the stage. This man didn’t do anything out of the ordinary. If you think that you have blacks under CONTROL. Control the projects in Memphis, Chicago, or New Orleans. They’ll f**k you up. You arrest an educated little brotha and you all are cheering. wow. ok..lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Chocolate_Gul/ Chocolate_Gul

    Why is he being honored???

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/KLR5000/ KLR5000

    Uhh Miami?.. Did you NOT read also where he stated the ID was in the house? Some black people love to boot lick. (LOL)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/KLR5000/ KLR5000

    Oops.. well damn.. Miami isnt black, he’s Puertoooooooooooo Ricannnnnnnnnnn.. lollllll.. let me stop

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/maatra/ maatra

    Lovell mixon a true black hero

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BREASTLOVER83/ BREASTLOVER83

    This guy is being honored for being incompetent? Thats why the police department is the way it is now.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bige78/ bige78

    Would I be wrong if I started to honor cop killers and had a celebration every time one was killed? I would be so why in the hell is these devils cheering for racism? Black people when are we going to get tired of this s**t and unify against this Willie Lynch s**t they keep constantly pulling on us? How much longer will it take?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nlrsidestar/ nlrsidestar

    BUSH DIDNT APOLOGIZE FOR NOTHING HE SAID AND OBAMA SHOULD NOT EITHER………THIS MAN DONT HAVE TO SAY SORRY FOR EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT HIS MOUTH LIKE SOME FIELD NI88ER……..F**K THESE RACIST B***HES.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sub-Negro/ Sub-Negro

    White people stick together.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Portia_J/ Portia_J

    Exactly, they are commonly honored for incompetence, and patted on their shoulders for something that was clearly wrong, and racist ass America accepts it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yeah-right/ yeah-right

    Notice how the picture of the cops is a relatively friendly one with them smiling? and how the story is subversively on hteir side? If this had have ben about black cops doing wrong Nwesone would have founf the worst possible pictures and the story would have been so incredibly biased and demeaning to us. Newsone is run by evil BIGOTS and only hires bigots or house N’s as writers to further their agenda of eroding our esteem…wake up!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DMY19151/ DMY19151

    THIS JUST SHOWS YOU HOW AMERIKKKA IS STILL F**KED UP ON THE RACISM SIDE OF THINGS…EVERYONE CLAPPING IS DICKHEADS!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lilboyblue74/ lilboyblue74

    the two policemen in that picture look gay, maybe they have a crush on crowley, yes homosexuals stick together too.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chelle009/ chelle009

    That’s right I honor him to with a standing ovation. I am a blk female police officers and shall can go to hell with that racism bullshyt. I would have locked his ass up to just as i would some other blk guy who wasn’t successful as Gates. I don’t care who is nor what he do he has to abide by the rules to he is no exception. Big up’s to the officer who made the arrest continue to do your job. Hell i lock blk people up all day everyday so that mk me racist;NO i’m doing my damn job i don’t gv a damn what color you are i’ma get the job done. If it’s was a blk cop who made the arrest this would hv never hit the air like it did only b/c the arresting officers was white. You’ll are pathetic to me.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/masculine31/ masculine31

    I wish it was me, i would’ve beat dat cops azz lol!!! my brother is an officer, he said he would have just left n moved on after da i.d. was shown. I truly believe we are gonna see more people fighting back after seeing so much brutality, from da officers. This is not good on any level, We are gonna see cops getting killed in da line of duty & outside duty. There has to be better training for them.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sweetwetandtastey09/ sweetwetandtastey09

    bet if it was two white men trying to get into their home the police would not have been called. And if they was the police would have helped the men open their door. Stupid childish cops.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Butterfly_Bowles/ Butterfly_Bowles

    @ Chelle009-> YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT! THIS IS THE SECOND HALF TO THE FIRST BLOG THAT WAS PUT OUT WEEKS AGO. THE STORY GOES A BIT LIKE THIS: HE (GATES) WAS NATURALLY ARRESTED BECAUSE HE WAS BREAKING INTO HIS OWN HOUSE. HE SOMEHOW MISPLACED HIS KEYS. BY HIS ANGER, HE REACTED OUT TO THE OFFICER.
    HERE IS WHY:
    KNOW WHAT YOU FAIL TO REALIZE IS THAT GATES LIVES IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY WHITE, THE OFFICER DIDN’T BELIEVE, AND SAID TO HIM NO BLACK PROFESSOR COULD AFFORD TO LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AS HE DID. I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL BEING AN OFFICER, AND AS A WOMEN I COMMEND YOU, HOWEVER, AS AN OFFICER/INVESTIGATOR BEFORE SAYING STUPID S**T LIKE THAT KNOW THE ENTIRE STORY, THEN PASS JUDGMENT.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/scorpio318/ scorpio318

    Thats right white ppl sticking together and black ppl hating and killing each other….Shzt like this need black ppl to come together and fight back when shzt like this happen….I know someone will read this and say whatever…and thats exactly what Im talking about….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LastManStandingTall/ LastManStandingTall

    MiamisFinest86 is the only one here that makes sense. The rest of you sound stupid and uneducated. Just because Gates is a black Harvard professor doesn’t give him the right to berate the police and be a loud black a-hole. Whatever dealings you people have with the law have nothing to do with this incident. You dummies talk worse about Crowley than someone who, say, beat his singer girlfriend, or molested boys, or tortured dogs. Forgiveness should be automatic for the black sc** of the earth, but when a white person does something, you people can’t move on. I think you’re all racists!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Banity/ Banity

    And when a cop gets shot in the line of duty…citizens should have a celebration and clap.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mr_Patches/ Mr_Patches

    We should have celebrations every time one of them pigs gets shot or fired.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lilboyblue74/ lilboyblue74

    lastboystanding “excuse me I’m a bit uneducated, wanna be white man standing” must be gay too.

  • http://www.arguewitheveryone.com/general-political-discussion/67155-racist-cops-honor-crowley-arresting-prof-gates.html#post1565516 Racist cops honor Crowley, for arresting Prof. Gates:

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jasons_Lyrics/ Jasons_Lyrics

    Gates acted like an immature jerk so he got locked up. He deserved it. Obama was, is and will always be a moron. And you all elected him so now that the clothes are off the emperor and people are seeing him for what he is, maybe we can stop with all the Obama love. Amazing that BP nor any other Black news outlet reported 3 months ago when President Obama cut $91 million in funding to HBCU’s. But when his homeboy gets arrested he now wants to speak out. It’s b.s.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jutwey90-52/ jutwey90-52

    if the shoe fit wear it cut all that racist talk out you cant verbal abuse anyone including the law respect the law and the law will respectr you its only a color thing when more actions take place like beating shooting etc.and thats not bad if its self defense so its all good to comment on stuff but just know what the deal is before you commenteverything aint racist damn

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/coolchill_25/ coolchill_25

    We as black folks do need to stand up for other blacks white folks do it all the time.I’m tired of white folks doing what the hell they want too do and thinks its ok. My thing is the hell with the police and white folks. @#%* the police, dont trust them no way . Miami finest go ahead with that bull crap u talking bout . When blacks are tired and angry cant nobody stop us. How much more do we have to take to say enough is enough.White people were tired of your @#$% u better start listening what we have to say.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/taurus216/ taurus216

    who the hell is gates? don’t nobody care about him or the cop wdf?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ron247/ Ron247

    You know what it’s sad that some of you are saying Gates should not have done this or that, if the police came into your own home and thought you were an intruder and arrested u, you would have an outburst reaction also. Crowley would love to see some of the basis comments that black people are saying here that are for him.

    Keep in mind they did this to honor him? only white people do bad things and get honored for it or a movie made from their mistakes or murders, even when they stole land from Indians, sometime you people have to think before speaking cause u sound very stupid when you think about what white did in the past and do still to this day it’s very sad, they stick together no matter what they do and black people divide themselves and say awe too bad, Just plan sad.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Splash_Waters253/ Splash_Waters253

    Here we have a successful BLACK man that is about something. A man with substance and a career, and there will always be the negative thinking of his own black race that tries to bring him down. Black people are so quick to help out the next race or compromise with another breed but when it comes to their own they are never willing to say anything remotely positive or beneficial. The house n.igger mentality these bafoons have is utterly blatant. The open ignorance and lack of encouragement that you have for Gates, is pathetic in itself. Instead of educating yourselves on who this man is you are quick to sympathize and justify this crooked cops actions. You will only know how to react once this situation happens to yourselves, then again ya’ll ain’t no professor(s), Are you?!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DarkSidez/ DarkSidez

    I Agree With Splash_Waters on The Comment That Blacks are so quick to support the next race or compromise with another breed, but then sit back and destroy each other. What’s the psychology behing that ? Oh, Mental Slavery, it’s not new that blacks support other races “Whites” before there own. Just Look back to slavery and see how our “Own” would drop a dime just to please “Masta”. Same Thinking Exisitng Today, Blacks always want to mention Latinos in There Struggle, But Do Latinos Support Blacks in there Struggle, NOPE, they operate in that European Psychology themselves, then when they feel the Wrath of the “White” World it’s always a Black who wants to be a Support, Furthering there cause and impacting there “Identity” and you and your people are left behind. “SMH” Not ME. I’m For The Support Of My People and All That’s With Me Whether be “White, Latino etc, but i will not submerge to there cause with out my “PEOPLE” benefiting. Blacks always have a Soft Heart for “OTHERS”, But Treat Each Other Harshly.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DarkSidez/ DarkSidez

    1712 – 2012, R.I.P Mental Slavery. 300yrs + in Controlling Slaves. Blacks are coming out of Mental Slavery Of The Tactics which was used to Make and Control a Slave in The Willie Lynch Letter. Read The Willie Lynch Letter Here And JOIN THE DISCUSSION: http://groups.blackplanet.com/BlackPower2009

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DarkSidez/ DarkSidez

    Honored for What? How Come this “Cop” Couldn’t Increase the Peace N Speak out for Stronger Relations Between Police and The Minority Community? He Was Honored For Not Apologizing, Which He Shouldn’t have, but Honored??? That’s a Show That Whites Will Empower Each Other, and don’t care about being apart of the Solution, just make it a Problem n i’ll shoot or mental lynch YOU!!. Why Not You Black Man or Woman.. Join The Discussion.. http://groups.blackplanet.com/BlackPower2009

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DarkSidez/ DarkSidez

    Honored For Not Apologizing in the Cover up Of a Fraternal Order of Police. Would He’d Be Honored For Speaking Out Against The Unorganized Criminal Justice System, The Corrupt Cops or The Police Brutalites Of Blacks Across America?? No, That’s Not “His” Problem, The Only Solution to “Him” is to Arrest You n Be Honored. And, when i say “HIM” I Mean The Police Departments Across America. Join The Discussion http://groups.blackplanet.com/BlackPower2009

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shyscorpio1/ shyscorpio1

    DIRTY MOTHERF**KING BADGE WEARING GUN SLINGING BATTON BEATING SONS OF B***HES!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Culture/ Culture

    THESE POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE LIKE GANGSTERS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mrvintage30535/ mrvintage30535

    lol..i love black people..yall keep me rolling over here..lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Butterfly_Bowles/ Butterfly_Bowles

    @ LastManStandingTall: yOU ARE AN EXAMPLE OF A BLACK MAN, WHO’S IDIOCY MAKES OTHER BLACK PEOPLE HATE EACH OTHER. I SEE YOU HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT THE FULL STORY. GO TO THE FIRST PAGE AND READ MY 1ST BLOG TO GET A FULL UNDERSTANDING. FOR YOU TO SAY ANYTHING HORRIBLE ABOUT OBAMA, IS CRUEL AND A DISGRACE TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE (WHETHER HE IS FULL BLACK OR MIXED, DOESN’T MATTER). OBAMA IS THE REASON WHY CITY AND STATE EMPLOYMENT VACANCIES ARE STILL OPEN AND RECRUITING PEOPLE TODAY, OBAMA IS REASON WHY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IS ABLE TO PROCESS MORE CLAIMS FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND IMMEDIATELY FIND JOBS, OBAMA IS THE REASON WITH FINANCIAL AID HAD GONE UP FOR STUDENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THEIR TUITION, OBAMA IS THE REASON WHY THE STOCK MARKET IS SLOWLY INCREASING, WHAT YOU FAILT TO REALIZE IS THAT OBAMA DID NOT AND HAD NO PART TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE ECONOMY TODAY BUSH DID THAT! OBAMA INHERITED THIS S**T WHEN HE CAME INTO OFFICE. OBAMA MAY BE THE REASON YOUR CHILDREN CAN STILL VOTE AND GO TO COLLEGE. YOU TEND TO FORGET OR MAYBE YOU HAVE NO CLUE, THAT I BILL HAS TO BE SIGNED EVERY 20 YEARS FOR BLACKS FOLKS TO VOTE, AND IT IS OBAMA WHO IS VETOING THAT BILL! SO BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING ABOUT OBAMA, KNOW WHAT THE F**K IS GOING, STOP BASHING HIM, AND START TO EMBRACE HIM. HE NEED AS MUCH SUPPORT FROM ALL OF US,…IF IT WERE NOT FOR OBAMA SINGLE MOTHERS AND OR FATHERS WOULD NOT HAVE PLACES TO RESIDE (IE SHELTERS ETC.) IF IT WERE NOT FOR OBAMA I WOULDN’T HAVE GRANTS ISSUED TO ME FOR MY CORPORATION.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shilee1/ shilee1

    they ONLY did that because it became a HUGE story and the president got involved………all that sh.it they doin is FAKE cuz had the president NOT got involved they wouldn’t have honored him, GTFOH………aint like he SAVED anybody, those are the people that should be honored!!!!!! what tha FU.CK did he do to be honored????????? They JUST tryin to keep this STORY FRONT & CENTER!!!!!!!!! FU.CK tha Cambridge police & FU.CK Sgt. James Crowley!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ashley118059/ ashley118059

    I CANT STAND THESE UNCLE TOM, SELL OUT ASS NEGROES, TAKING SIDES WITH THESE RACIST ASS CRACKERS!! YALL ARE A DISGUSTING DISGRACE TO OUR PEOPLE. HOW CAN YOU TAKE SIDES WITH A RACIST POLICE OFFICER AND THE RACIST DEPARTMENT THAT SUPPORTS HIM? YOUR F**KIN INSANE! AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT ONE OF YOUR ASSES BEING DRAGGED FROM THE BACK OF ONE OF THESE CRACKERS TRUCK FOR SUPPORTING THEM AND BEING DOWN FOR THEM. THEY ARE THE ENEMY AND CANT BE TRUSTED. BUT EVEN WORST TO OUR COMMUNITY ARE THESE SELL OUTS WHO LOOK LIKE US, BUT ARE NOT FOR US!! DEATH TO ALL YOU MUTHAF**KERS!! BLACKPLANET MEMBERS TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE UNCLE TOMS THAT ARE SUPPORTING THESE CRACKER, I PUT MY LIFE ON IT THAT THEY ARE EITHER MIXED BREEDS,OR F**KING A WHITE PERSON. TAKE A LOOK AT THEM CLOSELY, THEYRE THE WORST ENEMY TO US. PROFESSER GATES DID NOTHING WRONG! HE MERELY WALKED INSIDE OF HIS OWN HOME. AND THESE RACIST ASS CRACKERS TREATED HIM LIKE A CRIMINAL! ITS BULLS**T. SO WHAT IF HE GOT UPSET, WOULDNT YOU?? THESE OFFICERS ARE LIARS AND IM SURE THEY TREATED HIM WITH THE UTMOST DISRESPECT BUT ARE NOT CONFESSING TO IT. AND TO THE IDIOT WHO ASKED WHO IS GATES?! HE IS ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED BLACK SCHOLARS/ PROFESSOR OF THIS COUNTRY. EDUCATE YOURSELF. AND I AGREE WITH ALOT OF YOUR OTHERS, WE SHOULD CELEBRATE EVERYTIME ONE OF THESE CRACKERS ARE SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY. AND YOU UNCLE TOMS NEED TO STOP IT!! WERE NOT TRYING TO HEAR WHAT U HAVE TO SAY. START SUPPORTING YOUR OWN PEOPLE AND STOP KISSING THESE CRACKERS ASS. THEY DONT GIVE A F**K ABOUT YOU IN THE END. AND WHEN THEY F**K YOU OFF, YOUR ASS WILL COME RUNNING TO US FOR SUPPORT, BUT YOU WONT RECIEVE IT!! WAKE THE F**K UP!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jackiegurl85/ Jackiegurl85

    Shyt like this makes people hate each other, it’s not just a white and black thing it’s an American thing. If a white man beats a black man its racism, if a black man beats a white man its racism. If you take your time and look at what is really going on you will see America’s people are the racist, the people who jump on blackplanet.com and start using hate words to get the point across. He was asked for I.D., he didnt have it on him, the cop i’m sure got an attitude and started being an ass like cops are, not just white ones black, latin, and asian cops have f*cked up attitudes. America is obsessed with racism. We can not stop hating each other. We should be more worried about what is going on that is more upfront hate for all races. Why is the town i’m in that is 95% black have a sorry ass school and nothing but shyt going on here but the white town just over from me just got a new power plant with lots of nice money coming into the town?? Why does me and my black husband get less help and service and our daughter get singled out?? Why wont my job with all white staff not hire my black friend but will hire a stupid girl who doesnt know shyt about childern and leaves them with shytie diapers all day long?? F*ck if he is getting something, getting on line and yelling about it isnt going to do anything to help the situation, all this is going to do is piss people off and all of america will forget about it in a few weeks and the next big thing will come along and we will be mad about that, but the schools in urban areas are still poor, there isnt any activities for the childern to do and the mother and fathers dont have healthcare for the babies and childern.. Thats what America should worry about.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoularFlarez/ SoularFlarez

    remember when Sean Bell got shot 50 times, and had NO GUN….

    and the police DID NOT get in any trouble

    your boy, (not mine) President Obama said….

    “we’re a nation of laws and we should respect the verdict”

    what part dont yall understand???

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Male-gallant/ Male-gallant

    SoularFlarez , lots of people didn’t know that ( What Obama said after the Sean Bell incident )

    Obama is an elitist, he only looks out for his rich friends.

    Obama is ignorant … I would need an entire day to tell these people about all Obamas ignorance ( from his speeches and voting in Congress )

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Bryant_M/ Bryant_M

    It is a good thing for an officer to receive supported by his fellow officers. He was only doing his job. It could have been burglars breaking in Gates’ home. Imagine the ordeal Crowley probably had to go through like the racial accusations and what nots. According to FoxNews.com, “Cambridge Sgt. James Crowley has taught a class about racial profiling for five years at the Lowell Police Academy after being hand-picked for the job by former police Commissioner Ronny Watson, who is black, said Academy Director Thomas Fleming.” People should not be so bias with this Black thing, this Black victimization mentality. We all should come to grips with reality in this 2009 “in this greatest nation on God’s green earth.” (Michael Medved)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/persuasive_lyric/ persuasive_lyric

    Let me ask ya’ll all something. When was the last time or even the 1rst time ya’ll heard of a white man going through something like this? Don’t worry I’ll wait!!!
    I heard that the KKK traded their cap and gowns in for badges over at LONG BEACH, Calif. That’s 2 of them clapping their beer stained, covered with the residue of cheeto’s chips hands in that pic.
    Badges ain’t built proof, and neither were those sheets. I thought it was easy to pluck one of ya’ll off at night with them on, but now ya’ll can get picked like grapes at a Pigly Wigly faster than a redneck can get his daughter pregnant at a family reunion.
    They all ways wanna call us monkeys. But you know what when you shave a monkey down, what color is his skin? The same with a dog. White as crackers.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/persuasive_lyric/ persuasive_lyric

    Let me ask ya’ll all something. When was the last time or even the 1rst time ya’ll heard of a white man going through something like this? Don’t worry I’ll wait!!!
    I heard that the KKK traded their cap and gowns in for badges over at LONG BEACH, Calif. That’s 2 of them clapping their beer stained, covered with the residue of cheeto’s chips hands in that pic.
    Badges ain’t built proof, and neither were those sheets. I thought is was easy to pluck one of ya’ll off at night with them on, but now ya’ll can get picked like grapes at a Pigly Wigly faster than a redneck can get his daughter pregnant at a family reunion.
    They all ways wanna call us monkeys. But you know what when you shave a monkey down what color is his skin, same with a dog. White as crackers.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dizzle03/ dizzle03

    this makes me sick to my stomach! f**k the police

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/makeherwett870/ makeherwett870

    Wow let it rest yo

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2daTopnonStop/ 2daTopnonStop

    So what? Why did they report this? It said the fraternal order of police~ Police are black/mexican/ asian/white/ and purple~ Just cuzz they snapped the pic of him standing with a white officer didn’t mean that there weren’t other officers of other races there suporting him~Cops pick blue before they pick the color of their skin~

    Let’s not forget that in the pic of Gates being arrested he was hollering towards the black officer who was walking away~ Quit trying to flan the flames~

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/KrackerX/ KrackerX

    I am white and just stumbled onto this article and am literally shocked at SOME of the racist comments.
    Stop the hate ‘black planet’

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MrCooldaddy7/ MrCooldaddy7

    Chelle009, wow what an upset. I would like to read an article about you facing discrimination by your captain based on you skin color. What is your opinion about the Black officer who was killed in NY by a white officer. Where is the jusitice. Do you believe in that at all or are you just another image of Michael Steele. I tell you what should be done as a job. Officers with the attitude of that idiot in the Gates case should be punished. And tell me when will you hear about a Black officer doing the same thing??? if so I am sure the numbers in comparison will be way off.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/biglaguan/ biglaguan

    I think we should take a couple of these high profile krackers and do an emergency skin augmentation and throw thier asses in the hood

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/masculine31/ masculine31

    Wowerz at black males coming onto this thread agreeing wit da police hahaha! Why are we telling blk folk to get over racism, bcuz it dont exist? lol! Just bcuz u done had sex wit every white boy/girl and ur getting paid doesn’t mean its right! Get right wit GOD brother, get right! Jesus is on his way lol! I feel sorry 4 people who are ruining da earth, ur day is set. For da logical ones on here, keep being optimistic, and stay positive everyday on ur on this earth, let NOTHING bring u down. Not even man!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mkj72163/ mkj72163

    who cares! white people are suppose to stick together, just like black people are! if we didnt treat ourselves like crap knowbody else would either.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dameson/ dameson

    I agree with mk72163 BLACK FOLKS NEED TO STICK TOGETHER !! White Devils ALWAYS COME TOGETHER TO HATE, HURT, & KILL BLACK MEN !! If we Stuck Together and got rid of the “Niggas” the REAL Black Folks can takeover

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/masculine31/ masculine31

    1st n foremost u have devils n every race!!! Most black folk treat other black folk n any other race like fam, if they have common sense and fear JEHOVAH GOD! See its not about color with GOD, this is where people go wrong, when u see bad people just know they are NOT ur kind, no matter wut da race is, good people will inherit GODs kingdom! These police officers are being used temporarily, fatal destruction is coming to anyone who does not follow da rules. This includes excessive force.
    Good example: I had a client last year who needed some help, he just happened to be a blk cop married to a white woman, he had a bad attitude and most likely did some questionable things in his life, karma came back to him, one of da guys he had put away, broke loose from prison, ran into da officer in San Francisco’s pier 39, shot him at point blank range, he survived it, now he is a paraplegic now! Sad, but da good news he is alive, anyways while at his home, he was rude wit me, but da wife was just da opposite! I left their home and never talked with them again. Be careful wut u say n do to people, u will never know how it will affect u lata…Same thing goes to da police precinct in Boston, celebrating treating da blk professor at Harvard like crap. Da police officer should have told them, thanx, but NO THANKS.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bigleedog/ bigleedog

    Crowley is that very rare thing… A good Police Officer….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BallinYoung22/ BallinYoung22

    Yeah I stay in LongBeach and he was right out here with the rest of those redneck p***ks of LongBeach they don’t mind lockin African Americans up thats all they know how to do. because they’re ignorant. Fuk him and Obama was right they did act stupidly and unjust. You can change some of the people minds but you can’t change all of the people minds.

    ~BallinYoung22~

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/theprophet359/ theprophet359

    This is a perfect example of the denial that traps Whites who are racist.
    This officer is still comfortable that he did nothing wrong. This is amazing. This is why racial relations will never change. Many Whites say things or do things that are racist and pretend there’s nothing wrong with it.
    Why? Because they’re not doing it to other Whites. In addition, their fantasy that they are superior still controls their mental and emotional
    being. This doesn’t allow them to express emotions that are rational because they possess a childlike fantasy that prevents them from showing Blacks respect. They have been taught to believe that they come first.
    This is even though God created us all equal. They defy God’s teachings and assume that God made them the chosen ones. It is amazing that after over four hundred years of exposure to Black people they still to teach their children from generation to generation that Black people are inferior to
    their people. Whites are still maintaining racial hatred over four hundred years later. It’s not just the hate groups. It’s the ones who are supposedly educated, wealthy, centered and modern. They believe that they
    should live in an all White neighborhood. And if they don’t anyone who is non-White is an exception to the rule. Whites who are racist or prejudice represent an irresponsible percentage of the White population who continue to hold America’s progress hostage. Celebrating this officer is only providing him with a false comfort zone that pretends that he is a hero and not a racist. Henry Louis Gates wealth and standing in society exposes the hate that Whites possess when Blacks are wealthy, educated and live in homes just as good or better then theirs. It exposes the assumption that a Black man can’t possibly live in a nice home like that. White America is still very mentally and emotionally childish and unbalanced.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dameson/ dameson

    LastManStandingTall should call your self the last coon sitting with your tail between your legs. No matter how much you bow down to these whities you still a coon and they still hate you!! like Stokely Carmichael said, “If you give em and inch, they’ll take a yard, and if you give em a yard they’ll burn a cross in it” Death to the uncle tom ass Niggas on here!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/camiyaw07/ camiyaw07

    Lord for give me But i hate white people i do not like any person that is white so if you are white i dnt like you and i will cuss every white person out

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mandingo53/ Mandingo53

    So let me get this straight… Crowley did the right thing, and even had police officers who are minorities stand behind him and hes still considered wrong in what he did. Yes all parties involved with this situation were in the wrong… Yes including Obama. Crowley was wrong in the fact that maybe the situation could have been handled more tactful and diplomatic.Walking away while giving your badge number is a big no-no in the police world. Gates is wrong in the fact that he out right used the race card and made a big scene when all he had to do was listen to the police officer. I grew up in a police household, not only was my father the only BLACK high ranking officer in the police department, but he was also one the first African-Americans who began what is now the AIRFORCE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS. So i know what police procedure is. Even when Gates played the race card, he backed up the police officer in his account of the story. And then the president to get involved to say that the police acted stupidly, presented a biased opinion towards police that basically put blacks and whites on the fringe of a race war. The incident should have been handled in a better manner. having all 3 people at the white house for a beer did not squash the situation. Neither man, sees wrong in their ways. But we as african americans need to stop with the white and black… crackers and n-word comments. There are bad white people just as much as there are bad african americans. Im not going to say get over racism,because according to certain people on this site, that is the wrong way of thinking. And I agree with that train of thought. But to sit there and insult blacks because they support the police officers actions. you talk about support one another. well where is your support. or are you the type of person who supports people who see the world through “YOUR” point of view. Judge not lest ye be judged man. if i have to get right with god, then you should be right next to me getting right with the same maker. Because when judgement day comes, i will stand in front of my maker with no regrets of opinions and choices that i have made in my life. With thoughts like those that are being posted on here, who is to say when there will be equality. You have blacks on here talking about killing white people…. what kind of silly stuff is that? You are quick to pick up a gun and shoot someone. But picking up a damn book and killing them by becoming that high ranking officer or political leader or doctor, or scientist is just out of the question. If thats the case and that the example that we are setting for our children… then I am deeply saddened by what our people have become or are becoming

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mandingo53/ Mandingo53

    after reading my post… read the two people below me. That just goes to show the train of thought within our people. If we cant do better than them we will just talk s**t about them. sad

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Roddierod/ Roddierod

    Big up to you Chelle009! Whenever there is a white vs. minority incident all the usual idiotic suspects come on here with their nonsense. First and foremost if any of you “experts” heard the 911 tapes and knew that it was Dr. Gates,a supposed intellectual,that pulled the tried, true and tired race card.

    We don’t you people calling this a racist incident learn the facts before making your infantile remarks. 99% of you are really just plain gullible, too f**king sensitive or just plain STUPID! Is there racism in this country still…YES! BUT BLACK PEOPLE……..NOT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO A BLACK PERSON IS RACISM!

    Also, NEWSONE, you are only contributing to this stupidity by the way you framed this story.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/0007777/ 0007777

    What we have in this country are many white folks who don’t realize that slavery has impact there lives just as it has black folks..We have many white brotha’s who have a problem with giving a black man the same respect he would give a white man.We don’t need to hate white people we do have to educate many who think it’s funny to make N- word jokes about the first family,and try to sabotage President Obama’s policies…..We need white folks just like they need us, and we need black men to stop being punks, and take care of the kids they bring into this world..When we learn how to respect each other as black people the police will think twice before act on there hate…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/martinprice/ martinprice

    Mandingo…I agree ith some of the things you said but you seem to be taking the middle ground. Trying not to take a side. The fact of the matter is that both Gates and Crowley have the right to make comments that the other disagrees with but Crowley took it to another level when he used his position to unlawfully arrest Professor Gates. It’s an abuse of authority. For him to arrest him when he stepped outside of his private residence is just cowardly and unjust. In a world without racism or prejudice the day will come(hopefully) when an officer will ask us to step outside to talk and low and behold we’ll actually have a conversation. Because I’ve been in that scenario when a officer ask you to step outside of your home because he “wants to talk” and as soon as you step they slam you against the gate and arrest you. Even when your the one who called the police. This is where Crowley was the racist. RACISM-POWER, PREJUDICE AND MONEY. Up until that point they were both just being prideful and jockeying for position/power in a verbal manner. Crowley made it a physical thing and that is WRONG.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/masculine31/ masculine31

    Wowerz at da Ignorance in this thread tho…I am not and will not condone it! skin color is one thing and racism is anutha, it appears we have black on black HATRED here. Not all of us identify wit AFRICAN culture, i am afro-american, of both black, indian/asian and white race. None of mt ancestors came from Africa, and despise da word.
    Anyone and everyone is innocent until proven guilty, this officer had no right to approach the professor in a ill-mannered way. U treat people how u wanna be treated and da bible is a good reference 4 those words. Black folks are becoming more n more disconnected, we dont treat people in our race or any race wit respect anymore, and gotta agree wit 000777 we need to stop being punks, we need every race just like they need us, and vice versa, they need to adhere to da president and follow his footsteps, this goes for da police too lol! They are behaving foolishly. Da black race is least respected, but most impacted, i hope this turns around soon.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Big--Blu/ Big–Blu

    STANDING OVATION….ARE U SERIOUS WHAT DID HE DO SO WELL…OH YEA HE TOOK A BLACK TEACHER 2 JAIL IN HIS OWN HOUSE ..I PLEAD MY CASE UR HONOR

    @Mandingo53..UR TRAIN OF THOUGHT IS STUPID ..THIS WAS A RACE CARD 2 PULL…U BASTARD…THE LADY DID NOTHING WRONG BUT THE COP DID…AFTER REALIZING GATES WAS IN HIS HOME AND KNOWING THE FACT HE IS OLD…THE COP SHOULD HAVE LEFT SO THE F**K WHAT IF GATES WAS YAPPIN OFF A LIL AT THE MOUTH CAUSE HE WAS MAD THAT ONE OF HIS NEIGHBORS HAD CALLED THE COPS.ON HIM ..THE COP HAD A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER THAT NIGHT ….U CANT TAKE NO ONE 2 JAIL CAUSE OF A SMART MOUTH …THATS CHILDISH ..SOUNDS LIKE AN EGO ISSUE ..NEVER WOULD OF HAPPEN 2 A WHITE OLD MAN SORRY MANDINGO HOE U LOSS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cedric09/ cedric09

    ok first of all, to the fraternal order of police F**K YOU very much… dumb asses… to my great president you rock man … to all uncle toms … f**k you… wake up dumb asses.. eat s**t and die… to crowley who is very stupid… dumb go f**k yourself… to mandingo …. you dumb ass save the dumb s**t for your mama.. here is a great man mr gates whom have all things you are talking about wealth a teacher .. and he still had to deal with racism …. the only way this dumb s**t will stop is we the people need to fight fire with fire … im out…. to all my great black people keep up the great work . keep fighting the good fight… keep hope alive……

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cedric09/ cedric09

    we the people should give mr gates all kinds of awards … bet, to name one , naacp, and many more… we should take a day off in his honor…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cedric09/ cedric09

    chelle009 …. it is so sad we have dumb as people like you on our streets. i pray that god will bring down his wrath on you in 3 days. and he get your dumb ass off our streets its a waste of our tax dollar, may you burn in hell , you dumb b***h…. you are trash ,

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Dr_Beat_Itup/ Dr_Beat_Itup

    All I have to say is sometimes I watch Tru TV, Spike TV and the like and see how when white folks get pulled over by the police they cuss the white cop out talk about his mother scream in his face. What happens to them? Nothin. When we get pulled over and address the cop in the least bit disgruntle fashion whan happens to us? Ask Gates…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kcpurples10/ kcpurples10

    People it is so obvious that mr lastmanstandingtall is a white man hiding behind a black picture, because no black man in his right mind is gonna spew garbage out of his mouth like that, not even if he was living in a cave for the past 60 years. And to that female officer who is defending these RACISTS BASTARDS I feel for you because do to the fact that you are trying to fit in with them and call them comrads even through all the NI88ER jokes that you have to put on a smiling face for when they make them,they still will not accept you as one of them sweety. it’s the new form of KKK people they don’t hide behind a sheet no more they hide behind that badge, at the same time i’m not saying every last one of them, but I personally have had experiences with those Cambridge boys and let me tell you something, you could be a 60 year old scholar, you’re still a boy to them so do I have to explain what that means people, STAY UP BEAUTIFUL BLACK PEOPLE PEACE

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/enigma64/ enigma64

    This doesn’t surprise me one bit. It’s just one example of the “in your face” behavior rednecks have been displaying since Obama got elected. Note all of the gun toters at these town hall events on healthcare. The issue has nothing to do with healthcare ; it’s just because the face of our government is now black. We need to wake up people, out of the slumber that has befallen us over the last 40 years. Strive for excellence; own your own business and for goodness sake stop giving the white man all of your money. Teach your children that nothing less than a college education will be acceptable. Arm yourselves (legally). Because it’s going to get a lot worse. Any excuse they have to discriminate against black people they will use, just to vent their anger about Obama. Note: I don’t think this about all whites – just most of them.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dameson/ dameson

    Mandingo53 you are way to silly. My father is a Police is so is my uncle and 3 cousins and 1 of my younger brothers. I don’t know Police procedure and you are VERY stupid for saying you do because of your Father. You are Not a Police ! Keep your Stupid opinions to yourself. I am MILITARY so I KNOW about Procedure !!! I’m not some chump on here living through my Father. AS a Professional, You ARE NOT to let Comments of the subjects you’re dealing with rouse you !! Imagine if I would have just shot people that expressed their opinion on America when I was Over seas. We Exercise Control even when in Combat because we are PROFESSIONALS. The PIGS here should be Professionals TOO.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chelle009/ chelle009

    Cedric 09 u the dumb ass b***h don’t hate on me cause i stand behind the officer who locked Gates up. Lil boy i do my job and i’m damn good at what i do.Go look up the definition of the different stages of Disorderly Conduct in the law book and yes Gates broke one those sector codes.That officer did his job he was dispatched to a burglary in progress and that’s how he treated it b/c he didn’t know Gates resided there.Gates the one is started with that bulls**t about b/c he was black. That officer followed the correct procedure.Call me what you want to it don’t affect me at all. I’m still gone get out there and do my job correctly. From a poor man to a rich high up and successful man.From a black man/white man/chinese man/and all the other nationalities we have here n America you break the law face the consequences of going to jail.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/_vegas_/ _vegas_

    First off im glad this happen to Henry louis Gates because he is a upity harvard professor who down the work of progressive people like Al sharpten and Louis Farrakan. Im sure Henry louis Gates felt he is above many blacks and that he shouldnt be subject to this kind of treatment because of his success, but now he has an eye opener. He can now better understands how unjust the justice system is. This is the same justice system that would say a prayer to god before they hung a black person. It has always been bias.
    As far as Sgt. Crowley, he is wrong for what he did and still his actions are supported by our justice system and go without consequence. The fraternal order of police has a hidden agenda and it has been proven. They dismissed the charges against Professor Gates so that indicates that the police wrongly charged him. So what is the punishment for the arresting officer? Not a damn thing! And why the fu*k where they having a sit down with the president as if this was an important national issue. I couldnt imagine bush having a sit down at the white house over an arrest somewhere in boston.
    As citizens we need to stand up and create a consequece for the acts of harrasment and brutality from police officers. There is a new group starting up that gives you an opportunity to do your part. Its called “Citizens for Civil Law Enforcement.” ——> check it out http://CCLE.yolasite.com

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mima57/ mima57

    Was Gates disorderly? According to all reports, Yes. Should he have been arrested? Probably not. A disorderly conduct arrest is a collossal waste of time for everyone involved and is usually meant to send a message that certain behaviors won’t be tolerated. In other words toput someone in their place. I don’t have a problem w/any aspect of this incident except the fact that black people are praising this SGT. He is a supervisor. His job is to stop the officers under his command from doing what he did. People are always running off at the mouth, part of the job is to ignore that. Discretion is the better part of valor

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PHS01/ PHS01

    This situation probably could’ve been handled much better. By working some officers, I hear quite a few mention how they treat and talk to people when they get on the scene. Some are very rude, arrogant and take their badge a little too seriously. However, there are some citizens who takes matters into their own hands and can be very uncooperative with police. None of us were there, so there’s really no way of knowing what really took place and how. There are always two sides to each story.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cedric09/ cedric09

    chelle009…. little girl , your are a dumb ass b***h , we the people say the same thing you dumb cops break the law you will go your ass to jail b***h. same law go for you to b***h….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cedric09/ cedric09

    please celebrate with us .. a cop was killed in the line of duty today in the state of texas …. now question is do we the people honor the man that killed him or what …. drinks on the house….. have a drink and tell us about it…..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lindahi51/ lindahi51

    This is how white people do, they stand behind their own right or wrong. Honoring him was totally unnecessary. We as well can stand together too, show these major companies that we have power too. SPENDING POWER THAT IS!!!!

    WE AS BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO USE OUR POWERS, THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY!!!!

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