Hang on folks, it's going to be a bumpy ride. Bruce
Vivec wrote: > http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/harvard.html > > "Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., one of the nation's > pre-eminent African-American scholars, was arrested Thursday afternoon > at his home by Cambridge police investigating a possible break-in. The > incident raised concerns among some Harvard faculty that Gates was a > victim of racial profiling." > > "Counter, who had called Gates from the Nobel Institute in Sweden, > where Counter is on sabbatical, said that Gates was shaken and > horrified by his arrest. > > Counter has faced a similar situation himself. The well-known > neuroscience professor, who is also black, was stopped by two Harvard > police officers in 2004 after being mistaken for a robbery suspect as > he crossed Harvard Yard. They threatened to arrest him when he could > not produce identification. > > That incident was among several that ignited criticism from black > students and faculty, highlighting the prejudices that many black > students say they continue to face at Harvard. > > This is very disturbing that this could happen to anyone, and not > just to a person of such distinction, Counter said. He was just > shocked that this had happened, at 12:44 in the afternoon, in broad > daylight. It brings up the question of whether black males are being > targeted by Cambridge police for hara > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:300727 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
