I am unimpressed with myself. And although I will be the first one to say I'm sorry, I do have a justifiable defense, one that has been substantiated time and time again. The proven, documented history of racism and racial profiling has been a serious problem for years in police forces across the country. Doesn't that count as an understandable motivator for all the bally-hoo over the Gates arrest?

Yesterday after I wrote my piece I felt good about it. I was sure that between then and now we'd start to see a long line of people coming forward with past claims of racism against Sgt.Crowley, I was waiting for them. Nothing. Not a word.

What did come out of the woodwork was an incident from back in the day when Sgt. Crowley gave mouth to mouth resuscitation to Reggie Lewis, a basketball player who had a heart attack and who was also a black man.

Oh oh. I'm sorry Sgt. Crowley for thinking the confrontation and subsequent arrest of Professor Gates was motivated by race. I truly am.

But that doesn't mean your not a power tripper ya know! And until you teach a course called Power Tripping and the Community at the Lowell Police Academy I'm not changing my mind. Who arrests a man who stands just over 5 feet, weighs just over 130lbs. and uses a cane? In his own home? A power tripper! But that's okay, you've no doubt paid the price. It must be disheartening to be perceived as a racist when all you are is an idiot, so once again I apologise.

As for Professor Gates, today I heard someone accusing you of choosing the wrong cop to call a racist, of using the race card to instigate the kind of reaction we've all been witnessing. I can only hope that's not true. I'm just saying, right?

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