So you imagine that if a black cop was in the residence of a white person to investigate a break in by two white men reported by a black neighbor and the cop arrested the white guy for merely yelling at them, the cop would be supported by all? I don’t think so.
If you can not express your views, no matter how big a crack pot Gates is, in your own home, where exactly can you express them. As I suggested in the other thread I linked, giving the police carte blanche to arrest anyone they want whenever is not a free society at work. Yes Crowley should not have arrested Gates unless he was arresting him for breaking and entering. Once he determined the crime that was reported was not a crime, Crowley should have left.