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Debates Gates incident—
To the editor:
I am writing an answer to the letter by Donald A. Moskowitz that was published in the Letters section of The Wellsboro Gazette of July 29.
Mr. Moskowitz writes from New Hampshire, “President Obama has confirmed my fear of having a president with terrible judgment.” He goes on to say that, “He automatically took the side of a fellow black and berated the police without any knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the event.”
To answer the above statements and numerous others of the same ilk in the letter, I will quote Judge Andrew Napolitano, a Fox News judicial analyst. He explained to Shepard Smith on Monday, “that under Massachusetts law, Cambridge Sergeant Jim Crowly did act improperly by arresting historian Henry Lois Gates.”
“His argument essentially boils down to the difference between public and private domain. As Crowly arrested Gates for causing a ‘public disturbance,’ the action is improper on its face due to the fact that Gates was in his own home. Additionally, Napolitano said, it was illegal for the police to enter the house to begin with, as the source of the report did not pass legal muster to constitute probable cause.
“Napolitano added that because of the violation of Gate’s constitutional rights, he would be eligible to pursue legal action against the police department.”
My only comment to The Wellsboro Gazette is “Why must we go all the way to New Hampshire to get misinformation when, with very little effort we can get all we require right here in this town?”
Stephen Finestone
Wellsboro
I am writing an answer to the letter by Donald A. Moskowitz that was published in the Letters section of The Wellsboro Gazette of July 29.
Mr. Moskowitz writes from New Hampshire, “President Obama has confirmed my fear of having a president with terrible judgment.” He goes on to say that, “He automatically took the side of a fellow black and berated the police without any knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the event.”
To answer the above statements and numerous others of the same ilk in the letter, I will quote Judge Andrew Napolitano, a Fox News judicial analyst. He explained to Shepard Smith on Monday, “that under Massachusetts law, Cambridge Sergeant Jim Crowly did act improperly by arresting historian Henry Lois Gates.”
“His argument essentially boils down to the difference between public and private domain. As Crowly arrested Gates for causing a ‘public disturbance,’ the action is improper on its face due to the fact that Gates was in his own home. Additionally, Napolitano said, it was illegal for the police to enter the house to begin with, as the source of the report did not pass legal muster to constitute probable cause.
“Napolitano added that because of the violation of Gate’s constitutional rights, he would be eligible to pursue legal action against the police department.”
My only comment to The Wellsboro Gazette is “Why must we go all the way to New Hampshire to get misinformation when, with very little effort we can get all we require right here in this town?”
Stephen Finestone
Wellsboro
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