Anyone else hear about this?

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Again, a man is trying to pry open a door. If he was white the cops would have been called just the same.
Cop shows up and asks for ID.
Professor responds with an aggressive attitude and implies racism when there is none.
Cop arrests man for harassing officer and failing to provide identification.

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<p>This is wrong. Gates provided his ID.</p>

<p>Check out this thread in the Parent Cafe <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/750372-harvard-professor-henry-louis-gates-arrested.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/750372-harvard-professor-henry-louis-gates-arrested.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The conclusion was that the cop was acting out of line. By the way, it is rather telling that a lot of you, when confronted with evidence of racism, immediately pull out the tired “it’s fabricated. race card! race card!” argument.</p>