Ed Morrissey writes:
James Crowley sounds like an outstanding officer, but arresting someone on their own property for yelling at the police sounds a little strange. (…)
Had Gates stuck to just those facts, he would have provided a teaching moment and a lesson on civil liberty and the right, at times, to yell at the representatives of our government when they appear to trample on the rights of citizens — even when the citizens are wrong in assuming the motivations involved.