Predicto

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a noted black scholar who teaches at the prestigious Harvard University. His studies and commentary on race are lauded and solicited by many within his field and in the media, but nowadays, he’ll likely be talking about his latest incident.

Last week, Gates returned to his home in Cambridge, Mass., and allegedly had problems opening his front door. His cab driver, who was also black, tried to help him open the door, but a neighbor called the police, claiming there was a robbery taking place.

When the police showed up is where the stories get sketchy. Both the white sergeant, James “Jim” Crowley, and Gates said that Crowley asked for ID, though each differs in the type requested. This misunderstanding led to some shouting and the officer eventually cuffing Gates supposedly yelling, calling him a racist and not calming down.

Gates claims he showed the proper form of ID and asked for the cop’s name and badge number, but Crowley apparently refused. Crowley says that Gates acted belligerently and failed to show proof that he lived at the residence. A big miscommunication that has become so big that even President Obama made reference to it. 79% of the Predicto Mobile community predicts that the officer, who said he wouldn’t apologize for the situation, will indeed apologize by 9/1.

“I strongly believe he should apologize to him. Some of these cops are way out of line these days,” says member “pijk3367.”

“They are getting out of hand. You screwed up, now at least apologize!” says “orcv2469.”

“I don’t think he will get the apology he deserves because it’s all political and a power trip on the race issue,” says “zulp2680.”

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