"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:44:44 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


So what if he is racist? Blacks can't be racist? I'd point out, the
only reason Gates became a topic of conversation is because he is
black. White men, mouthing off to cops, get arrested daily. It doesn't
make for a national topic of conversation, but that's not racism, is
it?

Do the arrested white men immediately claim racial profiling and
threaten to sue?
That's what made this a "racist" issue .... until some people woke up.

Is that the issue? So Gates is an asshole, so what? The world is full
of them. The only thing that made this a national topic, he's a black
asshole.


He's the one that claimed racial profiling. He didn't claim asshole
profiling.

Eisboch

On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:23:33 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


He's the one that claimed racial profiling. He didn't claim asshole
profiling.

OK, I haven't paid much attention to this "event". From what little I
have heard about it, it seemed more like a ****ing contest between a home
owner and a cop, than a racial issue. My comments weren't about what
happened, but what is happening. What makes this noteworthy? The only
thing I can see, is Gates is a black man.

thunder wrote:
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:23:33 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


He's the one that claimed racial profiling. He didn't claim asshole
profiling.

OK, I haven't paid much attention to this "event". From what little I
have heard about it, it seemed more like a ****ing contest between a home
owner and a cop, than a racial issue. My comments weren't about what
happened, but what is happening. What makes this noteworthy? The only
thing I can see, is Gates is a black man.

I got the impression the home owner made it a race issue.

"thunder" wrote in message
t...
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:23:33 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


He's the one that claimed racial profiling. He didn't claim asshole
profiling.

OK, I haven't paid much attention to this "event". From what little I
have heard about it, it seemed more like a ****ing contest between a home
owner and a cop, than a racial issue. My comments weren't about what
happened, but what is happening. What makes this noteworthy? The only
thing I can see, is Gates is a black man.


I think you are absolutely correct. If there were no charges of racial
profiling, this event would not be noteworthy, newsworthy or probably even
heard about.

So, the question is, who made the charges of racial profiling?

Eisboch

On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:52:06 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


I think you are absolutely correct. If there were no charges of racial
profiling, this event would not be noteworthy, newsworthy or probably
even heard about.

So, the question is, who made the charges of racial profiling?

But then, what's noteworthy about racial profiling?

thunder wrote:
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:52:06 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


I think you are absolutely correct. If there were no charges of racial
profiling, this event would not be noteworthy, newsworthy or probably
even heard about.

So, the question is, who made the charges of racial profiling?

But then, what's noteworthy about racial profiling?

95% of police work is profiling. The other 5% is luck.