Gatesgate

[Medusa]

Am I the only one who feels that the woman who made the 911 call should be invited to this beer fest? She's taken an awful lot of heat and has been wrongly called a racist for trying to do the right thing and protect her neighbor's home from a break-in but she's being ignored by Obama.

[pomtzu]

I'm with you Mary, for if it hadn't been for her, none of this would be taking place.
She's being criticized and bashed, and folks are putting words in her mouth that she never said to start with. I think Pres Obama needs to apologize to her on behalf of all those who are guilty of this.
What's happening to her surely is sending a negative message to anyone that might make a similar call like she did. They might be inclined to turn the other way and ignore a like situation, rather than reporting it.

[Grace]

Making it three votes in the affirmative! I thought the very same thing while watching her statement.

[Laura's Babies]

Make it 4!~ Maybe it is a "guys night out" kind of thing?

Just think, if she HADN'T called and it been a actual burglar breaking in ...... Next time I bet she won't call!


But I am confused. There was a blond lady on TV being interviewed as the one who made the call, then a dark haired younger lady on yesterday as the one who made the call.. ?????

[Medusa]

But I am confused. There was a blond lady on TV being interviewed as the one who made the call, then a dark haired younger lady on yesterday as the one who made the call.. ?????

I haven't seen the blonde, only the dark-haired woman. My question is: what if she had given the description of the person as being a man of color? Isn't that what we're supposed to do? We're told to be as accurate as possible in our descriptions and she didn't even bring race or color into it anyhow. The person on the other end of the 911 call did. To call someone a racist is one of the most serious charges to level against someone and yet that word is bandied about and ofttimes unfairly. What if the person that she perceived to be breaking into the home was quite diminutive in stature and she said "Well, he's really short". Are the little people going to be outraged? What if she said "I can't really tell if the person is male or female". Will the transgender people be ready for a fight? This has got to stop. She was looking out for her neighbor and her neighborhood and she's been vilified for it. It's no wonder that people are afraid to get involved.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

she didn't recognize her own neighbor?