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− | On July 16, 2009, Harvard University professor | + | On July 16, 2009, Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates {{w|Henry Louis Gates arrest controversy|was arrested}} at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts by police officer Sgt. James Crowley, after the police department received a call that Gates and another man were breaking and entering into the residence. Returning home from a visit to China, Gates had found his front door jammed, and tried to force it open with the help of his driver. |
− | Arriving at the scene and finding the front door forced open, Crowley (a Caucasian) asked the African-American Gates to show his ID or other proof that he lived there. Gates, feeling persecuted, responded | + | Arriving at the scene and finding the front door forced open, Crowley (a Caucasian) asked the African-American Gates to show his ID or other proof that he lived there. Gates, feeling persecuted, responded by shouting and refused to show any proof. Crowley arrested Gates after the confrontation, charging him with disorderly conduct. The charges were dropped on July 21, but the incident sparked a national debate about ''racial profiling.'' |
− | On July 22, U.S. President | + | On July 22, U.S. President Barack Obama criticized the arrest, saying that the Cambridge police "acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof he was in his own home." He also commented on the racial undertones of the incident, saying that "there is a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately. That's just a fact." |
The president's remarks were furiously criticized by the law-enforcement community, and President Obama apologized two days later, saying that he could have chosen his words better, and it wasn't his intention to malign the Cambridge Police Department or Sgt. Crowley. He also invited Gates and Crowley to discuss the situation over beers to air out their differences and come to an understanding about the situation. | The president's remarks were furiously criticized by the law-enforcement community, and President Obama apologized two days later, saying that he could have chosen his words better, and it wasn't his intention to malign the Cambridge Police Department or Sgt. Crowley. He also invited Gates and Crowley to discuss the situation over beers to air out their differences and come to an understanding about the situation. | ||
− | This comic explores a hypothetical situation in which President Obama found he was all out of beer, and chooses to share | + | This comic explores a hypothetical situation in which President Obama found he was all out of beer, and chooses to share tequila with Gates and Crowley instead. In pop culture, tequila is frequently represented as the "let's-get-trashed" alcohol of choice, and so in the comic, President Obama, Professor Gates and Sgt. Crowley all get trashed on tequila, take a White House limo on a joyride, and end up behind bars. |
The title text goes back on the suggestion that drinking tequila rather than beer would cause this kind of behavior. It also jokingly implies that biology grad students are authorities on the effects of alcohol because they drink a lot, not because they understand how the human body works. | The title text goes back on the suggestion that drinking tequila rather than beer would cause this kind of behavior. It also jokingly implies that biology grad students are authorities on the effects of alcohol because they drink a lot, not because they understand how the human body works. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A | + | :[A bearded man with glasses and a police man are swearing at each other on a stoop.] |
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− | :[The bearded man is | + | :[The bearded man is sitting behind bars.] |
− | :[ | + | :[The President is standing at a podium with a fancy logo on the front.] |
:President: To defuse this misunderstanding, I've invited both men to have a beer with me at the White House. | :President: To defuse this misunderstanding, I've invited both men to have a beer with me at the White House. | ||
− | :[ | + | :[The policeman, the bearded man, and the president are in a room with a couch and an oval carpet.] |
− | :[The president | + | :[The president is looking in a cabinet.] |
:President: Actually, it seems we're out of beer. | :President: Actually, it seems we're out of beer. | ||
− | :Voice | + | :Voice: Is there anything else? |
− | :[ | + | :[The president sees a bottle of Tequila.] |
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− | :[The | + | :[The Presidential Limo is being driven at high speed. The bearded man and the policeman are standing out of the sunroof. The policeman is waving his hat and holding the bottle of tequila.] |
:All: ''WOOOOOOOOOOOO'' | :All: ''WOOOOOOOOOOOO'' | ||
− | :[The policeman, the bearded man, and the president are sitting | + | :[The policeman, the bearded man, and the president are sitting behind bars.] |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring real people]] | [[Category:Comics featuring real people]] | ||
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[[Category:Politics]] | [[Category:Politics]] |