I was avoiding writing about the Gates-Crowley incident. Why? Because it is not novel. Anyone who has a close relationship with a person of color – or a college-age fraternity male for that matter – has likely heard a similar story. You (or your “friend”) have a different account of what went down compared to the police report. It is often a case of he-said vs. he-said.

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