Audio has been released of the 911 call: ["911 Tape Reveals Caller Did Not Bring Up Race Of Gates"].
The headline is not accurate because the caller does actually state that one of them looked "Hispanic" when the dispatch officer asked twice if the men were "white, black, or Hispanic." So, she did convey the race of Gates - just not the correct race.
And where does Wendy Murphy go off saying the woman is a minority because she is Portuguese? That's a new one. I'm going to have to ask her about that ...
Here is another link with partial audio of Crowley describing the situation: ["Cambridge Officer/Dispatch Audio: ‘He Is Not Cooperative’"].
This all doesn't rectify anything and let's hope that the media doesn't use this audio to escalate the situation. What we all want to see is President Obama, Professor Gates, and Sgt. Crowley, sitting down and having a beer together ...
The headline is not accurate because the caller does actually state that one of them looked "Hispanic" when the dispatch officer asked twice if the men were "white, black, or Hispanic." So, she did convey the race of Gates - just not the correct race.
And where does Wendy Murphy go off saying the woman is a minority because she is Portuguese? That's a new one. I'm going to have to ask her about that ...
Here is another link with partial audio of Crowley describing the situation: ["Cambridge Officer/Dispatch Audio: ‘He Is Not Cooperative’"].
This all doesn't rectify anything and let's hope that the media doesn't use this audio to escalate the situation. What we all want to see is President Obama, Professor Gates, and Sgt. Crowley, sitting down and having a beer together ...
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