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Originally Posted by gwidomains
It's worth noting that the charges were dropped immediately.
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That was done in attempt to alleviate any breakdown in community relations. The official statement regarding the dropping of the charges was neutral to both sides of the dispute and asked the public not to cast aspersions on either party in the incident.
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Originally Posted by gwidomains
Someone also noted, Gates never actually threatened the officer at all, and the officer also notes in the report he realized before asking for identification that Gates was the occupant of the house.
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That is not correct. The officer was threatened, not physically, but in the capacity that Gates would report him and get him fired. Also, there was no confirmation that Gates was the owner of the house until the ID with the address was offered.
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Originally Posted by gwidomains
You can go back and read my second sentence in my first thread post, or you can carry on your strawman arguments -- where you have an argument with things that don't exist.
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You might just want to do a bit more research on this matter.