Let's go over this again. The next door neighbor TRYS to be a good neighbor looking out for her neighbors house. The Police do their job and respond quickly, looking out for the home owners interets. The Home owner acts like a total fool and gets arrested for it. The neighbor and the cop are labeled as "Racists". The President gets involved in a LOCAL incedent that IS NOT a President's duty. He makes a TOTAL fool of himself, spouting off about something he knew NOTHING about (whats new?) He does NOT apologize for making a REALLY STUPID STATEMENT about a man and department who were doing what they SHOULD have been doing. Who are the "Racists"? Did I miss something here?
By JAY LINDSAY, Associated Press Writer Jay Lindsay, Associated Press Writer – 51 mins ago
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The woman who reported a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. says she tried to be careful and honest with her words, never thinking they would be analyzed by an entire nation.
With a trembling voice, Lucia Whalen broke her silence Thursday at a news conference where she said she'd been hurt by the racial controversy that followed the professor's arrest.
She says she respects Gates and police and is glad the truth about her call is out.
Whalen was vilified as a racist on blogs after a police report said she described the possible burglars as black. Tapes of the call revealed that Whalen did not mention race. When pressed by police, she said one of them might have been Hispanic.
Gates has said he was the victim of racial profiling.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
BOSTON (AP) — The woman who dialed 911 to report a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. plans to speak publicly for the first time.
Lucia Whalen's attorney, Wendy Murphy, says her client wants to get on with her life after being hounded "relentlessly" by reporters in the days since Gates' arrest triggered a national debate about racial profiling.
A news conference is scheduled for noon on Wednesday.
Whalen was vilified as a racist on blogs after reports that she described the possible burglars she saw as black in her 911 call.
Tapes of the call released earlier this week revealed that Whalen did not mention race. When pressed by a dispatcher on whether the men were white, black or Hispanic, she said one of them might have been Hispanic.
By JAY LINDSAY, Associated Press Writer Jay Lindsay, Associated Press Writer – 51 mins ago
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The woman who reported a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. says she tried to be careful and honest with her words, never thinking they would be analyzed by an entire nation.
With a trembling voice, Lucia Whalen broke her silence Thursday at a news conference where she said she'd been hurt by the racial controversy that followed the professor's arrest.
She says she respects Gates and police and is glad the truth about her call is out.
Whalen was vilified as a racist on blogs after a police report said she described the possible burglars as black. Tapes of the call revealed that Whalen did not mention race. When pressed by police, she said one of them might have been Hispanic.
Gates has said he was the victim of racial profiling.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
BOSTON (AP) — The woman who dialed 911 to report a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. plans to speak publicly for the first time.
Lucia Whalen's attorney, Wendy Murphy, says her client wants to get on with her life after being hounded "relentlessly" by reporters in the days since Gates' arrest triggered a national debate about racial profiling.
A news conference is scheduled for noon on Wednesday.
Whalen was vilified as a racist on blogs after reports that she described the possible burglars she saw as black in her 911 call.
Tapes of the call released earlier this week revealed that Whalen did not mention race. When pressed by a dispatcher on whether the men were white, black or Hispanic, she said one of them might have been Hispanic.
