Tell me why this has not hit MYLOT yet! BARRETT.

Yeah, I read about it. The reason I didn't feel it was worth starting a thread over is that the jerk was immediately fired. Problem found, problem solved. I felt there was nothing to gain by starting a thread over it that would likely lead to some people spouting crap about how all cops are racist because this one jerk happens to be.

After reading the news article, I can say that I don't agree with the officers remarks but at the same time none of this would have been an issue if Gates hadn't started the whole thing by accusing another upstanding officer of being racist. I don't blame the police officers for being angry about the situation. Their being labeled as racist and stupid and all b/c one officer did his job. I think the whole thing could have been avoided if Gates had simply showed his ID when asked and not went off like a nutcase on the officer. Now, it's all being swept under the rug, an officer has been fired and Gates and 0bama are wanting it all hushed up so everyone can go back to listening to 0bama try to sell his healthcare program. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

I read it and I am disgusted, calling anyone the term that officer used is so derogatory and racist that this officer deserves a swift kick in the a$$ out of the door. It just makes me angry and sad at the same time, and the focus should NOT be on Gates in this situation and no one should make excuses for this officer, he said what he said of his own free will, and what he chose to say was horrible and offensive, so he deserved the punishment that he got.

Dumb... Dumb... Dumb... police officer, it looks like he'll get what he deserves. He will be a man without a job, I hope he doesn't have a wife and kids. With that attitude it will probably be hard for him to get another job.

the officer had no right to write that in a email and yes one bad apple can spoil another so yes the mayor did what he should have done i would be proud of him as well , the officer should not just be suspend he should be kicked off the force for that , i must admit this is the first time i heard of this , but no one has any right to call someone that expecialy a cop knowing he has to stand up for every one reguardless of color,race or anything its his job .

I haven't seen much about this anywhere. I don't know about the "right wings" not being all over it; I would think the "left wings" would be all over it too. I would think Gates would cite this as the actual racism and maybe forgive Crowley to go after a real racist. I would think President Obama could step up and say that this officer, with a blatantly racist email, acted stupidly. But as far as this officer doing "many injustices," the article doesn't say anything about that, does it? Am I missing some of it (the page is slow loading)? He wrote a racially charged email. And while it's disgusting, it's a far cry from going out and racially profiling African-Americans, abusing his power, etc. If his punishment is to be let go from the force, so bet it. That's up to them. I don't really disagree. I mean, sure, we do have freedom of speech. But any grown man or woman in America today knows that racism and bigotry will get you way in over your head.