Old by now — happened last night — but I don’t see it on the site. Compare to the woman defending herself for merely making a 911 call about what appeared to be a robbery in progress. This is, I……

Should he have been fired? If Gates should be protected to yell racist, and smear the reputation of an officer, I assume the other cop should be allowed to express his (racist) views, in the letter to the Boston Globe??

If the Boston cop were in his front yard could he yell out the letter he wrote without repercussion?

In my opinion, what Gates did, and what the Boston cop did are equally as bad. I think Gates was guilty of disorderly conduct, and I don’t think he had the right to yell hate speech (calling someone a racist is, IMHO hate speech) at the cop. If the Boston Cop lost his job for a letter he wrote to the paper, shouldn’t Gates lose his job? Or at least be guilty of racism/hate speech?

Does *monkey* qualify as hate speech? If so, I do recall hundreds of comparisons of Bush and apes. (I do think the letter was ugly, no doubt. But, why is that so much worse than *racist*? calling someone a racist can ruin their career, and reputation. calling someone a jungle monkey can ruin your career/reputation.)

OR do you think Gates and the Boson Cop are both within their rights?

This whole “Beer Summit” is just stupid.

Chekote on July 30, 2009 at 10:37 AM

Got that right.

Crowley is bringing his police union rep and his attorney…

Guess Obama and Gates might not be able to re-write the narrative after Crowley leaves.

They’ve also made a point of saying Sgt. Crowley voted for Hillary (as if that’s validation for acceptable behavior). Imagine if he’d voted for McCain — or worse — vocally supported Palin. Doubt he would’ve gotten any invites for a beer.

You are carrying a Glock cal .40, and you are an expert shot

AZfederalist on July 29, 2009 at 11:38 PM

Definitely not a liberal. That was hillarious.

How come Whalen wasn’t invited to be part of tomorrow’s “teachable moment”/kegger at the White House? Evidently she wants to be.

Because she is a woman? Just a guess.

Breaks my heart to see her hurt so much. God bless her.

Rod on July 29, 2009 at 6:52 PM

The 911 caller is so upset because she is a Democrat who thought everybody who didn’t vote for Obama was a racist and she thought her liberal bona fides would make her immune to such accusations. For liberals it would be less upsetting to be called a child molester than it would to be called a racist.

Hows that white guilt working for ya?

Just once I’d like to see a home security commercial depicting the (non-white) gangbanger perp dead on the floor and the homeowner holding a Smith & Wesson .357

infidel4life on July 29, 2009 at 9:20 PM

… and PBoilermaker on July 29, 2009 at 9:27 PM and
coldwarrior on July 29, 2009 at 9:33 PM:

Not on TV, but here are some feel-good links:

National Rifleman has the Crimson Trace ad with the lead-line to some of the pictures in this catalog: “The Guy with the Laser Survived“:

There’s another one I can’t find right now with the caption, “Innocent Victim?” showing a young lady nervously clutching a purse followed by a picture captioned “Or Armed Citizen?” in which she has pulled a gun from her purse with the final caption: “Keep the criminals guessing”

Cool ad photo

Also, just for grins:

Question: How do you tell the difference between Liberals, Conservatives and Southern Independents?

The answer can be found by posing the following question:

You’re walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, an Islamic Terrorist with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, praises Allah, raises the knife, and charges at you. You are carrying a Glock cal .40, and you are an expert shot; you have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family.

What do you do?

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Liberal’s Answer:

Well, that’s not enough information to answer the question!
Does the man look poor! Or oppressed?
Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack?
Could we run away?
What does my wife think?
What about the kids?
Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand?
What does the law say about this situation?
Does the Glock have appropriate safety built into it?
Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does it sent to society and to my children?
Is it possible he’d be happy with just killing me?
If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me?
Should I call 9-1-1?
Why is this street so deserted?
We need to raise taxes, have a paint and weed day and make this a happier, healthier street that would discourage such behavior.
This is all so confusing! I need to debate this with some friends for few days and try to come to a consensus.
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Conservative’s Answer:

BANG !
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Southern Independent’s Answer:

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click….(sounds of reloading)
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click

Daughter: “Nice grouping, Daddy! Were those the Winchester Silver Tips or Hollow Points?”

Interesting.

coldwarrior on July 29, 2009 at 9:33 PM

Don’t forget the keg of beer. ;o)

coldwarrior on July 29, 2009 at 9:33 PM

Too bad we will never see something along those lines.

No truth in advertising.

PBoilermaker on July 29, 2009 at 9:27 PM

A cut-away to the backyard, the next day, with the family over for a barbeque…large side of beef or something slowly rotating on the spit….slow fade to black.

PBoilermaker on July 29, 2009 at 9:27 PM

The daughter or the Mom dropping the perp with one shot from each would indeed be awesome.