The Beer Summit

Nearly everyone has had something to say about the July 16 arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr., who was accused of disorderly conduct after police responded to a report of a possible burglary at his Boston-area home. (The charge was later dropped.)

The arrest sparked debate about racial profiling and police procedures and President Barack Obama ruffled feathers when he said in a news conference that police in Cambridge, Massachusetts, “acted stupidly.”

Obama played peacemaker yesterday when he sat around a patio table at the White House with Gates and the arresting officer Sgt. James Crowley. Vice President Joe Biden also joined in on he chat which was held over beer, pretzels and peanuts.

The meeting has been dubbed the Beer Summit and after the meeting, according to CNN, Crowley told reporters that the men had a “cordial and productive discussion,” in which they agreed to move forward rather than dwell on past events.

Crowley made it clear, however, that no one apologized.

Sigh.

What do you think of the so-called Beer Summit, Gates’s arrest and Obama’s “acted stupidly” comment?