Stupid Stupid Stupid

I have to say, this is one of the few times I have been disappointed with Obama so far. I don't know how you can say the Massachusetts police officer 'acted stupidly' when he arrested Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr, without calling the very well educated and well regarded Mr. Gates stupid as well.

There is nothing the police officer could have said or done to convince Mr. Gates he was only doing his job. Because it was Mr. Gates own house, he (Mr. Gates) instantly came to the conclusion that the visit by the police officer was racially motivated, a black thing...

If this had happened to anyone else, black or white, they would still be in jail, or at least had a hearing before being released.

I guess Harvard professors, (black or white) get special treatment though. These highly educated people can become disorderly, for whatever reason, with impunity. I would think the President should support the fact that the police officer was doing his job and things got out of hand. Mr. Gates was belligerent right from the start. Is that the way the President wishes all citizens to act toward the police?

It was Mr. Gates own house, but did that give him the right to defy the police? I don't think so.

It's really to bad this happened, to bad for everyone. This is a lose, lose situation for all. If I were the police officer in question, I would be just as eager to get an apology from Mr. Gates...