Charges dropped against Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.; arrest was 'regrettable' Read more


	Charges dropped against Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.; arrest was 'regrettable' Read more

dewitte

7-22-2009 7:03 AM

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cambridge, racism

dewitte says:

This actually happened to me once. I was housesitting and a neighbor called the police. About 3 squad cars came and after asking me a lot of questions and me showing them a letter that says I'm house-sitting, they left. I didn't yell at them or make a big scene, I just answered their questions.

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