Word: arrester
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...choice of words, I unfortunately gave the impression that I was maligning the Cambridge Police Department or Sergeant Crowley specifically," Obama said, adding that he had spoken to Sgt. James Crowley, the officer who made the arrest, earlier on Friday over the telephone. He said that he had reiterated to Crowley that he was an outstanding police officer and a good...
...Connor said that Obama and Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick '78, who has criticized the arrest calling it "every black man's nightmare," should have declined to comment on the matter, especially since they noted that they were friends with Gates and did not know all the facts. O'Connor, who emphasized that the Cambridge Police "deeply resents the implication" that the arrest was racially motivated, added that he hoped they would "reflect on past comments and apologize...
...trial of fact so that the truth could have been disclosed by means other than debates in the media that we've seen over the last few days." Gates has said that he is open to the possibility of suing police, and Sergeant James Crowley, who made the arrest, has recently said that he has not ruled out a defamation or libel suit against Gates either. McDonald said at the press conference that no decision had been made on the matter...
...Gates and his lawyer have said that the professor cooperated fully, providing both his Harvard identification and a drivers license to prove he lived in the home. They said the officer refused to identify himself and lured Gates out of the home to arrest...
...Haas said that the incident was less a matter of providing proper identification, however, and that Crowley made the arrest "as a last resort" after unsuccessfully trying to de-escalate the tension at the scene...