Obama said the right thing in saying it was stupid to arrest a man on a false alarm in his own home.
Ever since the drug war started in the 70's and arresting people became a revenue stream cops have gotten more and more agressive and more hated by the public.
I lived in Boston for a couple of years in the early 90s. I saw a lot of racism. One day as I walked down Commonwealth Avenue , in the shadow of the giant CITGO sign, I passed an elderly black man walking the opposite way on the sidewalk.
As I nodded, a car full of young white men drove past us and shouted "n*****" in unison. As I barked "F*** you!" they retorted "n***** lover!" and sped away.
I looked back at the gentleman and said, "I'm sorry about that."He just smiled a sad smile and said, "That's OK," and kept on walking.
Ironically, that's the only time anyone ever called me that to my face - not far from John F. Kennedy's childhood home.
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