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Professor Gates, Officer Crowley, and President Obama

Who should apologize?

The arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates on disorderly conduct charges, later dismissed, sparked a heated national debate on racial profiling by the police.

President Obama initially said that the arresting officer, white Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley, "acted stupidly," but later backed off and invited Gates and Crowley to the White House for a beer to hash out their differences.

WNYC wants to know: Do you have any experience with racial profiling? What results do you hope to see after Gates and Crowley meet at the White House for a beer?

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Do you think race was a factor in this case? Do you think Sgt Crowley would have behaved any differently if Gates were a white man?

Do you have any personal experience with racial profiling? Tell us about it.

What issues do you think should be discussed when Obama, Gates, and Crowley meet for a beer? What do you hope will happen afterwards?

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