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...Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. is an MSNBC political analyst and the author of Deadly Force: The True Story of How a Badge Can Become a License to Kill...
...people who are simply uncooperative or rude. State statutes are designed to help police officers maintain authority, and they are so broadly worded that divining what constitutes disorderly conduct is left up to the discretion of individual officers. "It's probably the most abused statute in America," says Eugene O'Donnell, a professor of law and police studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. (See TIME's top 10 crime stories...
...President Obama said the actions of the CPD were stupid and linked the event to the history of racial profiling in America," said Sergeant Dennis O'Connor, president of the Cambridge Police Superior Officers Association. "The facts of this case suggested that the president used the right adjective but directed it to the wrong party...
...O'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...
...Cursed with a pronounced five-o'clock shadow, Barofsky bears a resemblance to Richard Nixon or, as some unkind souls suggest, Mr. Bean. But any resemblance to Nixon is superficial; by reputation at least, Barofsky is as honest as Nixon was dishonest. As for comparisons with Mr. Bean, Barofsky is certainly no fool." - Blogger Tom Cordle on Barofsky's appearance. (The Open Salon blog, April...