tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post2586969158075454639..comments2024-03-28T02:08:17.990+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Obama stokes racism by commentsDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-86762596565575534862009-07-24T17:54:20.762+03:002009-07-24T17:54:20.762+03:00micha said...
There is a reason for such susp...micha said...<br /><br /> There is a reason for such suspiciousness in the black community.<br />==================<br />No question that racial profiling is a fact of life in this "post racial" world.<br /><br />That is not a justification for Obama's uncharacteristic intemperate remarks and his making judgments without knowing the facts - as he acknowledged in his comments.<br /><br />Prof. Gates did not help the situation by his belligerence. Given what is known now that the police office is an instructor in race relations - Prof. Gates should simply apologize. He simply got the wrong policeman.<br /><br />It does not help anyone to treat the police with deliberate disrespect - even though it is not against the law.<br /><br />Bottom line it was not a proud moment in race relations in AmericaDaas Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-31401666803936801792009-07-24T17:37:41.842+03:002009-07-24T17:37:41.842+03:00There is a reason for such suspiciousness in the b...There is a reason for such suspiciousness in the black community.<br /><br />I can tell you from my own son's experience, getting stopped while driving just because you're a black man in a nice car (in a Jewish neighborhood) is common. I would say that during basketball season, so that he would be driving home regularly after late practices, he would be stopped at least monthly.<br /><br />It is enough to create an adversarial attitude. (Much more grounded than the Chareidi attitude toward Israeli law enforcement. Do they have such a frequency of first-person negative experience?)<br /><br />-michamicha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-77885960636577866032009-07-24T15:39:57.768+03:002009-07-24T15:39:57.768+03:00The Times this morning made it perfectly clear who...The Times this morning made it perfectly clear who they believed.<br />She-nir'eh et nehamat Yerushalayim u-binyanah bi-mherah ve-yamenu<br /><br />KT<br />Joel RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com