Obama’s public criticism of arrest of black Harvard professor angers police nationwideBOSTON — Many police officers across the country have a message for President Barack Obama: Get all the facts before criticizing one of our own. President Obama sides with black scholar Henry Louis Gates in divisive “racial profiling” caseMaking his first foray into a divisive racial issue, President Barack Obama sided with Henry Louis Gates Jr. after the black scholar’s arrest by a white police officer, a striking departure from Obama’s “post-racial” impartiality. Cambridge, Mass., police ‘deeply pained’ by Obama criticism of black Harvard scholar’s arrestCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Cambridge police commissioner says his department is “deeply pained” by President Barack Obama’s statement that his officers “acted stupidly” when they arrested a renowned black scholar in his home. Mass. officer who arrested black Harvard scholar is police academy expert on racial profilingCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The white police sergeant accused of racial profiling after he arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his home was hand-picked by a black police commissioner to teach recruits about avoiding racial profiling. Officer who arrested black Harvard scholar ‘disappointed’ Obama said he acted ’stupidly’NATICK, Mass. — A white police sergeant who arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. said Thursday he’s disappointed President Barack Obama said officers acted “stupidly,” despite acknowledging he didn’t know all the facts. Mass. arrest of black Harvard scholar stirs national debate; officer says he won’t apologizeNATICK, Mass. — A white police sergeant who arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home says he followed procedure and is disappointed by the national debate triggered by the incident, which has drawn criticism from the president on down to local radio hosts. AP News in BriefObama says he’ll accept Nobel Peace Prize as ‘call to action’ toward peace and prosperity |
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