Word: racially
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...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...
...Obama said at his White House appearance that the president, "black or white," is obligated to improve racial understanding and relations. He said that the "media frenzy" surrounding the incident only illustrates that racial issues are still "very sensitive" in America, and that it was unfortunate that his words "didn't illuminate, but rather contributed" to the controversy...
Gates, one of the nation's most renowned black scholars, dominated media reporting on the case earlier in the week, loudly accusing Crowley of racial profiling and demanding an apology from the officer...
...sufficient evidence for an arrest in this situation, and noted that Crowley did not have the "luxury or ability" to consult law textbooks and precedent cases in making judgments at the scene. According to media reports, Crowley is knowledgeable about race issues himself, having taught a class on racial profiling at Lowell Police Academy for five years after being handpicked by the former black police commissioner there. Crowley also administered CPR to former black Boston Celtics player Reggie Lewis when the basketball player collapsed and died during a workout at Brandeis...
...possibility of filing a lawsuit over the arrest.Obama, speaking at a White House press conference aimed at boosting support for health care reform, said that the Cambridge Police Department "acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home" and noted that racial profiling remained a fact in American society. Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick '78 also said today that he was troubled by the incident, and Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons said she spoke to Gates and apologized on behalf of the city.But Sergeant James Crowley, the Cambridge police officer who arrested...