July 27, 2009

I HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT

Blogson Peter of Shakey Pete's Shootin' Shack brings up a point about the Professor Gates kerfluffle that I've seen discussed nowhere else, and I've browsed a LOT of stories on the topic.

There are people who wonder why, after Gates showed an ID with the address of the home on it, that didn't end things. Peter points out that all that proves is that Gates lived in the house at some point in his life, NOT that he lived there NOW:

Someone tell me exactly how many men (or women) are running around with old addresses on their identifications. Someone else tell me how many spouses and ex-spouses are breaking into houses to do dirty to that spouse that didn't work out.

Sergeant Crowley was called to a house where there was some evidence of a crime in progress. He owed it to his community to not leave until he knew exactly what was going on. An officer that left without knowing, only later to find that there was a deranged ex-husband with a restraining order and a big sharp knife would have been, and rightly so, in a world of hurt. Sorry, ID is just the beginning of Sgt Crowley's job.[emphasis mine]

I hope this point gets included in all further discussion on the topic.

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