Cambridge police arrested Prof. Gates a black professor of Afro-American history at his home on some flimsy grounds. Incident made headlines all over USA. President Obama called the arrest stupidity of Cambridge police. It seems all hell broke loose in police line after these remarks of president. Entire police force got united against President Obama and ask for his apology. In my view the president calling police stupid was taken of his supporting a black fellow citizen. All news papers started reporting the threats coming from police. It did not take 24 hrs for the president to call the Sergeant James Crowley and literally express regrets for his comment.
What does this reflect on the conduct of police ? Not a very healthy sign for the authority of President Obama. I have strong feeling that president climbed down to save the situation from spreading into a communal flare up. I wonder if a white president would have done the same thing? I don't think so. I am sure this single incident has made president very weak and this is like to affect his decision making capacity. Not a very good sign for American democracy in my view.
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