A cop makes a judgement call. He was wrong. The man that he made the call about behaves badly, and the cop then arrests the man. But the fact that the cop was wrong about WHO owned the house has nothing to do with anything other than he was being cautious, and trying to do his job the right way. Is there grey area here to discuss? Certainly. Has a conversation been started? Yes, certainly. Should our President weigh in on the discussion? NO.
He's the President of the United States. His opinion of the situation was, by his own admission, ignorant of fact and equality. He also FUELED racial tension with his own remarks that basically make it sound like he's just another suffering person that is tired of "the man" beating him down. I have news for our 44th...he IS "the man" now.
Not only that, but he is also a personal friend of the victim who gave the cop a hell of a time for trying to protect his house. So it begs the question, should our President, the man that should see not black or white, throw out some derogatory remarks about the police in question when he had no knowledge of what actually took place, AND one of the participants is a friend? Uh, no. Bad idea. Bad example. Be a statesman, Mr. Obama, with a tad bit more dignity and thought for the men and women that keep us all safe to sleep in our beds at night...the ones who risk their lives to protect homes and cars and other stuff that you can't take with you. A bit more respect, MR. President, if you will.
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