By Tracy Jan and Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff The Middlesex District Attorney's office plans to drop criminal charges against Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., who was accused of disorderly conduct on Thursday and arrested at his Cambridge home. The City of Cambridge and the police department recommended today that prosecutors not pursue the criminal charge against Gates, one of the nation’s foremost African-American scholars. His arrest sparked outrage and charges of racism. "The City of Cambridge, the Cambridge Police Department, and Professor Gates acknowledge that the incident of July 16, 2009 was regrettable and unfortunate," the statement said. "This incident should not be viewed as one that demeans the character and reputation of Professor Gates or the character of the Cambridge Police Department. All parties agree that this is a just resolution to an unfortunate set of circumstances." Prosecutors plan to enter a nolle prosequi, which will drop the charges, according to the statement. The confrontation between Gates, 58, and a police sergeant occurred on Thursday when the professor returned home from a trip to China filming a PBS documentary. Gates set his luggage down and beckoned his driver for help because his front door refused to budge. The scene -- two black men on the porch of a stately home on a tree-lined Cambridge street in the middle of the day -- prompted a passerby to call police to report a break-in. A Cambridge police report described what followed as the police sergeant stood at Gates’s door, demanded identification, and radioed for assistance from Harvard University police when Gates presented him with a Harvard ID. A visibly upset Gates responded to the officer’s assertion that he was responding to a report of a break-in with, “Why, because I’m a black man in America?’’ “Gates then turned to me and told me that I had no idea who I was ‘messing’ with and that I had not heard the last of it,’’ the report said. “While I was led to believe that Gates was lawfully in the residence, I was quite surprised and confused with the behavior he exhibited toward me.’’ When the officer repeatedly told Gates he would speak with him outside, the normally mild-mannered professor shouted, “Ya, I’ll speak with your mama outside,’’ according to the report. Gates was arrested after “exhibiting loud and tumultuous behavior’’ toward the officer who questioned him, the report said. He was led away in handcuffs. Boston

^Sound advice,but time those two things are the only things in the firiij plus my stomach tolerates almost everything.

^You don't have to brag old man. I had llama meat Lily-Yes-greedy yes specially that early in the morning.

Lily-In light of morning breakfast, I say I'm doing better!

^Hi, How have you been?

^LooooooooooL...I don't know what I was thinking.

Ibti-I thought you picked one or two things from Siren's note of unconventional naughtiness.

Never eat canbuulo and pizza within span of an hour

Originally posted by Fu-Fu: ^^ Ninka indhihiisa maxaad kufale Ibti answer please

Siren-stepped back before you moved on to necrophilia.Whether it's fetish or not is debetable. It is certianly illegal though.

On the bright side, some actually opposed this henious act- a bit of humanity there.

Ibti-Actually, your post was the only constructive one and I concur with it!

^ The man seems like to drama queen, but I haven't lived his life and hence can't appreciate what he felt.

Lay off her people!

Siren...I didn't actually expected to empathize, I was just afraid after strangulation/asphyx resulting death, you would flirt with necrophilia, but looks like you stepped back from that and wisely I might add.

^Introducing yourself to your neighbor will put Al-Sharpton out of work. I must advise against that specially in such tough economic times.

^So in other words, you get nothing? N I thought you were gonna make down to Ceerigaabo and count how many flag wavers are there

^Agreed there, but it's not you and me that will decide their destiny, but from the looks of it, you seem to have decided their destiny for them-if that's not case, how do you come to the conclusion that majority of people above-mentioned provinces are for secession?

Oh Boy

^That task is for you to do kiddo. And in sense you are in mood to run away from Somalis, watchu doing anyway here on Somali site, well other than help with the traffic. The majority according to who and what numbers do you have to prove that?

^No is denying anything , we just oppose secession.If anything you are denying dissent within your ranks contrary to your professed democratic principles. Ironically Barre admin wasn't too fond of dissent . That said, you gotta admit things seem off when your president's own constituents is waving the Somali flag. It would have made sense if that's Las Anod.

Well here was Boorama , not too long But Agree on everybody choosing their destiny.

Originally posted by AfricaOwn: ^^^ See the benefits of taking your own destiny? Somalis should never be united politically. That's a set back.. You are right-people of Sool, Sanaag, and Awdal should decide their own destiny.Like you said, Somalis should never be united politically. It's setback for the Somalis in Awdal, Sool, and Sanaag to unite with any other Somalis

Malika...He's shuttle driver that takes to from the train station to our work. C&H.....The man is miserable person which gets off by being hateful to others.

Have you ever thought of murdering somebody-I mean seriously considering it?