Cop Who Arrested Gates Not Ruling Out Defamation Lawsuit

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Cop Who Arrested Gates Not Ruling Out Defamation Lawsuit
Case Heats Up as Police Organizations Criticize Obama for Jumping Into the Controversy
By MICHELE MCPHEE, RUSSELL GOLDMAN and HUMA KHAN
July 24, 2009

The police sergeant who arrested Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. last week in his own home may be considering a defamation lawsuit against Gates who has implied his arrest was racially motivated.

Alan McDonald, who represents Sgt. James Crowley, said the veteran cop who teaches a racial profiling class for rookie police officers has not ruled out filing a defamation of character or libel lawsuit.

"He is exploring all of his options,'' McDonald told ABC News.

Though charges were dropped, Gates has loudly asserted his arrest was a result of racial profiling.


Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=8163051&page=1

[Butterbean]

Defamation lawsuits can get ugly for those that bring them.

[IFBBwannaB]

Cop Who Arrested Gates Not Ruling Out Defamation Lawsuit
Case Heats Up as Police Organizations Criticize Obama for Jumping Into the Controversy
By MICHELE MCPHEE, RUSSELL GOLDMAN and HUMA KHAN
July 24, 2009

The police sergeant who arrested Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. last week in his own home may be considering a defamation lawsuit against Gates who has implied his arrest was racially motivated.

Alan McDonald, who represents Sgt. James Crowley, said the veteran cop who teaches a racial profiling class for rookie police officers has not ruled out filing a defamation of character or libel lawsuit.

"He is exploring all of his options,'' McDonald told ABC News.

Though charges were dropped, Gates has loudly asserted his arrest was a result of racial profiling.


Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=8163051&page=1

I hope he will go through with this but Obama will probably use his power to make this disappear.
I wonder if Obama would have stated that some arrest is stupid if it wasn't for his black friend  

Fucking president....bowing to Arabs and kissing Illegal aliens asses.....awesome change  

[Dos Equis]

Probably sending a message to Gates to drop this thing. 

[shootfighter1]

They both should drop this and Gates should shut his mouth about the incident...or have a discussion with his neighbor.  CNN pushing the racism in this is completely unprofessional journalism.

[GigantorX]

They both should drop this and Gates should shut his mouth about the incident...or have a discussion with his neighbor.  CNN pushing the racism in this is completely unprofessional journalism.

Who said what CNN is doing constitutes journalism?