Neighbourhood Watch

Why is everything these days about race? I know this question is blasted probably countless times a day, but I am always thrown off guard. I was stunned this morning to learn about Professor Gates and what has happened to him during these turn of events. He had returned to this country from China and then home from New York City only to find that in the darkness of his front doorstep that the door was jammed and no matter what it wouldn't open. Tired and extremely frustrated, he tried with all his might to just get into his own home. Meanwhile, his next-door neighbor called 911 because she was certain that this was a burglary taking place and she didn't want the culprits to get away with it or worse possibly break into her house. This sounds very neighborly and extremely considerate that a lady saw someone potentially harming the sanctity of your home so she called the police. So imagine my surprise when I read this article about how she has been ridiculed and called a racist. You see Dr. Gates was in fact arrested by the police that arrived and even though he is a brilliant Harvard professor known for his intelligence he lost his cool with the cops. They arrested him with a charge of disorderly conduct which was later dropped. The neighbour has been receiving threats via phone, mail, and her Internet. It even states somewhere in the article about how afraid she has been to come forward and speak about the incident. Maybe it is just me, but I am really confused on several points here. Why is she the villain here? She was just doing something that we would want our own neighbours to do for us in the event of a break-in. Why didn't Gates just keep his cool with the police? He was in all actuality trying to "bust" into his own house in the night. Grant it, it was his own home and the police should have understood. Which brings me to my next question: What the heck were the police doing out there throwing him into a car even after being told the whole story?!? Ok I can see that they showed up in defense of his property and thank goodness for that, but why after they identified him did they continue to hound him to the point of arrest. Why didn't they just say, "Have a good night Mr. Gates and sorry about the confusion"? Who knows why. Last question, why did Mr. Gates have to become disorderly? He hasn't spoke out yet and we all may never know, but I don't believe it was because he was of a different race than the neighbour. So I just can't understand why they can't just give the sweet little lady a tiny break just for being kind and reporting what must have looked like a possible theft attempt.
Now the media has gone crazy saying that it was a racial issue. Look, I wasn't there and neither were the media so I hope that everyone makes up their own minds as to what they think. Frankly, I don't really care one way or the other but I do feel sorry for the neighbour and it is certainly taking up a lot of the news cycle today. As my Mom says, "Must be a slow news day". Although, I say slow but I did read that Colin Powell interviewed with Larry King Live and discussed how both parties should have just taken a step back and chilled. He even called Dr. Gates by his nick-name (Skip) indicating that he knew him personally. Wow, anybody else impressed that Colin Powell is his friend? Powell also talked briefly about racial profiling and how you have to rise above it and keep on trucking along. Okay, so give the next-door neighbour a pass because she was following protocol on breaking and entering and drop the racial crap because we are all over it.
Update on Carb Cut down: I am a couple of days in and am already missing my carbs. To be honest, I just really am missing my sprite and peanut butter. I have had some peanut butter in very small amounts but nothing to brag about. I have also been at Big's for the past couple of days and have slacked on working out big time. Wait, does cleaning house count? So when I get home tonight I will hit the floor running, literally. Until next time, take care and watch out for those neighbours they just might do something neighbourly.