It’s too bad the officers in question did not use better judgment from the beginning to escalate this situation into something that looks and smells an awful lot like racial profiling.
BOSTON — Prosecutors dropped a disorderly conduct charge Tuesday against prominent black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., who was arrested at his home near Harvard University after a report of a break-in.
The city of Cambridge issued a statement saying the arrest “was regrettable and unfortunate” and police and Gates agreed that dropping the charge was a just resolution.
“This incident should not be viewed as one that demeans the character and reputation of professor Gates or the character of the Cambridge Police Department,” the statement said.
Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/21/henry-louis-gates-jr-arre_n_242010.html
