http://www.wbur.org/2009/07/28/gates-media Boston's NPR News Source Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.wbur.org/2009/07/28/gates-media/comment-page-1#comment-654 Liberaltarian Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:29:20 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=4886#comment-654 Since when do we get arrested for not being calm? Take race away for a moment. The question at hand is whether we are losing our liberties to the police. There are many examples of citizens being arrested or detained for no good reason other than that they attracted the negative attention of the police - even Bob Dylan was not immune! Some have been framed in order to cover up misdeeds of the police or to punish them. A common thread in these incidents is the sense on the part of the officers involved that we, the people, owe them complete deference; and that they can get away with anything. Law and order conservatives ought to be concerned about more than just the 2nd amendment right, and the American people should not be afraid of their police forces! Since when do we get arrested for not being calm? Take race away for a moment. The question at hand is whether we are losing our liberties to the police. There are many examples of citizens being arrested or detained for no good reason other than that they attracted the negative attention of the police – even Bob Dylan was not immune! Some have been framed in order to cover up misdeeds of the police or to punish them. A common thread in these incidents is the sense on the part of the officers involved that we, the people, owe them complete deference; and that they can get away with anything. Law and order conservatives ought to be concerned about more than just the 2nd amendment right, and the American people should not be afraid of their police forces!

]]> http://www.wbur.org/2009/07/28/gates-media/comment-page-1#comment-579 Heather Cole Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:04:48 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=4886#comment-579 e voila! James Carroll and his very thoughtful commenters, among them all, have said just what I wish had constituted the entirety of discussion of this non-news event. I'm sorry I have come to this story/comment sequence so late. It would have saved me many hours -- most of them spent in too much involuntary listening time -- had i found it earlier. Thank you. e voila! James Carroll and his very thoughtful commenters, among them all, have said just what I wish had constituted the entirety of discussion of this non-news event. I’m sorry I have come to this story/comment sequence so late. It would have saved me many hours — most of them spent in too much involuntary listening time — had i found it earlier. Thank you.

]]> http://www.wbur.org/2009/07/28/gates-media/comment-page-1#comment-573 Steve Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:17:14 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=4886#comment-573 The police managed the conflict. They asked him twice to calm down and he didn't and went to jail for it. End of conflict. Seems to me that is the way to handle someone that won't listen to authority. Kinda like when you were a kid and would not listen to your parents. You were sent to your room and grounded. If you don't want to act like an adult expect to get grounded at the crowbar motel. The police managed the conflict. They asked him twice to calm down and he didn’t and went to jail for it. End of conflict. Seems to me that is the way to handle someone that won’t listen to authority. Kinda like when you were a kid and would not listen to your parents. You were sent to your room and grounded. If you don’t want to act like an adult expect to get grounded at the crowbar motel.

]]> http://www.wbur.org/2009/07/28/gates-media/comment-page-1#comment-310 Nina Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:39:53 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=4886#comment-310 Racism will end when people like Mr. Gates find something other than their skin color to define themselves by. This is becoming increasingly out of vogue; Mr. Gates should move into the new millenium where people are no longer defining themselves in this way. Racism will end when people like Mr. Gates find something other than their skin color to define themselves by. This is becoming increasingly out of vogue; Mr. Gates should move into the new millenium where people are no longer defining themselves in this way.

]]> http://www.wbur.org/2009/07/28/gates-media/comment-page-1#comment-222 David Kimball Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:31:36 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=4886#comment-222 The issue here isn't about Racism, but rather Conflict Management. The policeman did act stupidly. So did Gates. And so did Obama. All of them violated the principles of Conflict Management. However the policeman should be trained in Conflict Management - especdially in dealing in situations where another person has not been trained. Did the policeman flagrantly violate the principles? Or was the Cambridge Police Department derelict in providing Conflict Management training? The issue here isn’t about Racism, but rather Conflict Management. The policeman did act stupidly. So did Gates. And so did Obama. All of them violated the principles of Conflict Management. However the policeman should be trained in Conflict Management – especdially in dealing in situations where another person has not been trained. Did the policeman flagrantly violate the principles? Or was the Cambridge Police Department derelict in providing Conflict Management training?

]]> http://www.wbur.org/2009/07/28/gates-media/comment-page-1#comment-212 Lynne Weiss Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:22:19 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=4886#comment-212 What is a "thumbsucker" as in, "a thumbsucker on the story did sit atop the Week in Review's front page."? What is a “thumbsucker” as in, “a thumbsucker on the story did sit atop the Week in Review’s front page.”?

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