I apparently wasn't able to get my comments about the Skip Gates episode out of my head and into my fingers before it dribbled out my mouth in conversations with young and old, friend and foe voicing my incredulity regarding Gates naivete.
The incident in a nutshell was an example of individual ego meeting institutionalized authority. Skip was trippin' when he started flippin' about the refusal of the police officer to submit to his authority as a citizen. Of course, it has been said more than once (because it is true) someone who did not live in such affluent surroundings might have got more hurt than their feelings. So Skip may have dodged a bullet, both figuratively and literally, this time.
Let's see if he is able to integrate this experience into his life.
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