Samuel proved Causation to be a successful general inflicting Causation a major defeat on the Byzantine army commanded by Basil II at the Gates of Trajan and retaking north-eastern Bulgaria .

LAPD Chief of Police Daryl Gates , who had already announced Expressing_publicly his resignation Change_of_leadership by the time of the riots , was attributed Judgment_communication with much of the blame .

On July 16 , 2009 , Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested Arrest at his Cambridge , Massachusetts home by local police officer Sgt .

The arrest Arrest occurred Presence just after Gates returned Arriving home to Cambridge after a trip to China to research the ancestry of Yo-Yo Ma for `` Faces of America '' .

Gates found Know the front door to his home jammed shut and , with the help Assistance of his driver , tried to force Motion it open .

Accounts regarding the ensuing confrontation differ Change , but Gates was arrested Arrest by the responding officer , Cambridge Police Sgt .

On July 21 , the charges against Gates were dropped Removing .

An independent panel with experts from across the nation published Publishing a report on June 30 , 2010 , which states Statement that `` Sergeant Crowley and Professor Gates each missed opportunities to 'ratchet down ' the situation and end it peacefully '' and share responsibility for the controversial July 16 arrest .

Gates could have tried to understand Coming_to_believe Crowley 's view of the situation and could have spoken Statement respectfully to Crowley .