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I don't think it's an issue of race. I think it's an issue of an officer abusing his authority. Being out of line in your house is not a crime. Abusing your authority as an officer of the state is not 'doing your job.'<br> <br>Crowley should have let it go and left.<br><br>Sunil<br><br>> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:36:07 -0700<br>> From: lfalen@turbonet.com<br>> To: thansen@moscow.com<br>> CC: vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Say What?<br>> <br>> I will concede the point that it would probably have been better if Crowley had ignored Gates' ranting. But that does not exonerate Gates. He was a way out of line and Crowley was just doing his job. I do not see where race was an issue on anyone's part. It only existed in Gates' mind. It would still have been better to have let it go.<br>> Roger<br>> -----Original message-----<br>> From: "Tom Hansen" thansen@moscow.com<br>> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:00:49 -0700<br>> To: "lfalen" lfalen@turbonet.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Say What?<br>> <br>> > Roger -<br>> > <br>> > The question does not concern whether or no police should respond to a<br>> > reported/suspected burglary. They should.<br>> > <br>> > The question concerns HOW they respond to a reported/suspected burglary.<br>> > <br>> > I will give you a "for instance" . . .<br>> > <br>> > It is known that I live in an apartment complex of which 99% of the<br>> > inhabitants are students. Trust me. I can tell you some stories.<br>> > <br>> > A few (maybe five) years ago our mid-twenties, unemployed next-door<br>> > neighbor had been embibing in cannabis (smoking pot) on somewhat of a<br>> > regular basis). Eventually the Moscow Police Department was called and<br>> > informed of this situation. The police were informed (apparently) that<br>> > "somebody on the first floor was smoking marijuana. The pungent odor was<br>> > evident in the hallway.<br>> > <br>> > Sure enough, the cops show up (about 8:00 or 9:00 PM) and knock on my<br>> > door. I answered. They kinda leaned in (without entering the premises)<br>> > and sniffed around. Realizing that the odor was not originating from my<br>> > apartment, they simply asked me if I had been smoking marijuana. I said<br>> > "No". That only left one apartment from where the odor could have<br>> > originated.<br>> > <br>> > The police asked if they could enter my apartment to gain back-door access<br>> > to our neighbor's apartment. They entered and stood at the back patio<br>> > while their backup knocked on the neighbor's front door. As soon as the<br>> > neighbor's door was opened, a small lilght brown cloud disipated into the<br>> > hallway.<br>> > <br>> > Needless to say . . .<br>> > <br>> > What I am getting at: Unlike the Amherst Gestapo, the Moscow Police<br>> > department handled everything "according to Hoyle" and it turned out to be<br>> > a very uneventful evening . . . with the exceptioon of the cat in the<br>> > hallway scratching at the neighbor's door.<br>> > <br>> > What made this particularly strange was that an MPD officer was living<br>> > upstairs at the time.<br>> > <br>> > Gee. I wonder who made the call.<br>> > <br>> > Tom Hansen<br>> > Moscow, Idaho<br>> > <br>> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<br>> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br>> > <br>> > - Unknown<br>> > <br>> > <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br></body>
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