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jcm7/30/2009 10:41:55 am PDT

re: #226 drcordell

No. Under Massachusetts law you cannot be disorderly on your own property. Under Federal law unless the police officer has personally witnessed a felony or has a search warrant, he may not enter a home without permission. Gates had every legal right to tell Crowley to leave. The fact that he acted like an asshole while doing so does not strip him of any of his rights under state or federal law. The fact that his arrest was immediately thrown out by the court proves this to be the case.

Incorrect.

The police were investigating the report of a possible burglary in progress. Gates was unknown to them, and possibly the burglar, also possible the legal resident of the property.

Providing ID upon request in that situation is not only common sense, it’s required by law.