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Gates Sends Flowers to 911 Caller

Bouquet, note an 'expression of gratitude' to neighbor

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(Newser) – The Cambridge woman whose 911 call sparked a national uproar over racial profiling received flowers and a note from her neighbor, Henry Louis Gates, yesterday, the Boston Herald reports. It was "an expression of gratitude," her lawyer says. Lucia Whalen, who never mentioned race when she called the police about a suspected break-in at Gates' property, has said she felt hurt when she was mistakenly accused of racial profiling.

Gates, who had forced open his own faulty front door, had been arrested by Cambridge police after an altercation with the officer sent to check out the report.

Lucia Whalen, the woman who placed a 911 call to Cambridge police which lead to the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., speaks to media in Cambridge, Mass. earlier this week.
Lucia Whalen, the woman who placed a 911 call to Cambridge police which lead to the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., speaks to media in Cambridge, Mass. earlier this week.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Lucia Whalen, the woman who placed a 911 call to Cambridge police which lead to the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., speaks in Cambridge, Mass.
Lucia Whalen, the woman who placed a 911 call to Cambridge police which lead to the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., speaks in Cambridge, Mass.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Lucia Whalen, the woman who placed a 911 call to Cambridge police which lead to the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., speaks in Cambridge, Mass., as her husband Paul holds her arm .
Lucia Whalen, the woman who placed a 911 call to Cambridge police which lead to the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., speaks in Cambridge, Mass., as her husband Paul holds her arm .   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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DeniseVB
Aug 1, 09 7:58 AM CDT
That was a sweet gesture. But I don't think she was the neighbor, she was calling for the neighbor? I've yet to see this story reported the same way twice ! Reply
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RepressedBySociety
Aug 1, 09 10:55 AM CDT
It seems to me that every story in the media tends to hit the "racial profiling" button whenever the people involved are not of the same nationality. Reply
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Jayster999
Aug 1, 09 12:54 PM CDT
Gates is desperate to rebuild his image. Sorry, pal you're a racist SOB and we all know it. Reply
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Shannonals
Aug 2, 09 3:36 AM CDT
And Jayster would know.
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schmidtkoff
Aug 2, 09 8:20 AM CDT
she should have been invited to the 'beer summit. Reply
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