Comments on: What ‘post-racial’ America? http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/features/07/26/what-%e2%80%98post-racial%e2%80%99-america/ Guyana News, Sports, Businesss and Entertainment Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:27:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: michael tannassee http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/features/07/26/what-%e2%80%98post-racial%e2%80%99-america/comment-page-1/#comment-185740 michael tannassee Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:31:17 +0000 http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=52616#comment-185740 ...i'd have to say a little bit of both ! i live in a county where racial profiling is a constant ! i am a victim of this ,, even when i had a doctors certificate of ER to apply care for injuries ! and to combine the abuse ,, with insult ,, he did not turn up in court ,, the case was before a black judge ,, and the defendant a white female ,, and i had to pay a fine !.... Prof. Gates ,, yuh very lucky !.... as for the sargeant ,, he's stupid times 10 ! PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! …i’d have to say a little bit of both ! i live in a county where racial profiling is a constant ! i am a victim of this ,, even when i had a doctors certificate of ER to apply care for injuries ! and to combine the abuse ,, with insult ,, he did not turn up in court ,, the case was before a black judge ,, and the defendant a white female ,, and i had to pay a fine !….

Prof. Gates ,, yuh very lucky !…. as for the sargeant ,, he’s stupid times 10 ! PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Kathryn Mora http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/features/07/26/what-%e2%80%98post-racial%e2%80%99-america/comment-page-1/#comment-185524 Kathryn Mora Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:21:12 +0000 http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=52616#comment-185524 I'm alarmed and dismayed by the BLOGGERS who responded by demeaning Prof Gates and downplaying the incident, even blaming him. Are these people afraid of the police and their power and/or are they racists? I’m alarmed and dismayed by the BLOGGERS who responded by demeaning Prof Gates and downplaying the incident, even blaming him. Are these people afraid of the police and their power and/or are they racists?

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