This is an interesting angle.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j4S-r9G0m8HEq4JAFUw7_epFRb9QD99KVBQG1
Not that it proves anything, but it certainly adds some support to the notion that the confrontation wasn’t about race per se.
Of course it could be that loyalty to one’s fellow cops trumps race.
There were black cops who stood behind the criminals who beat Rodney King, shot Amadou Diallo and assaulted Abner Louima, too. The blue wall trumps a lot of things, including, often, common sense.
Given that the sergeant was not inside the house and didn’t witness anything that precipitated the arrest on the porch, his perspective is less than meaningful, IMO.
I addressed the quote from you in the paragraph directly underneath the quote. Then, I skipped a line and wrote another paragraph. I’m sorry it wasn’t clearer to you that the entire thing wasn’t directed at you. I feel another sigh coming on.
Gates and the cop could go together, I think.