A teaching point for young people, especially. Not for Dr. Gates. But for young people, especially, is when the police are looking into something, and if you're involved in it in one way or another, cooperate. Don't make the situation more difficult. And I think in this case the situation was made more difficult.
Colin Powell discusses the importance of cooperation with police during investigations, referencing the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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