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From the article: ""He was shocked to find himself being questioned and shocked that the conversation continued after he showed his identification," Ogletree said."

What has he done to warrant this type of treatment? This could happen to any of us and has happened to many of us. 

Compassion, unity, solidarity, anyone?

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From: John Stafford Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, July 20, 2009 9:16 pm
Subject: Re: A Case of forcing your own door open while Black
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> This is tragic, but dare I say its not without a dollop of poetic 
> justice.  Even the article speaks of his tendency to focus on 
> "prominent U.S. blacks."  Maybe he will not be called to advocacy.
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> John
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> >Henry Louis Gates Jr. arrested -- was trying to get into his own 
> house. More details in this AP article:
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