Cindy Sheehan Claims Cops Roughed Her Up

Sweetness & Light ^ | February 1, 2006 | N/A

[Sam Hill]

It follows like the night the day.

From Buzzflash:

What Really Happened at the State of the Union

by Cindy Sheehan
February 1 , 2006

Dear Friends,

As most of you have probably heard, I was arrested before the State of the Union Address tonight.

I am speechless with fury at what happened and with grief over what we have lost in our country.

There have been lies from the police and distortions by the press. (Shocker) So this is what really happened:

This afternoon at the People's State of the Union Address in DC where I was joined by Congresspersons Lynn Woolsey and John Conyers, Ann Wright, Malik Rahim and John Cavanagh, Lynn brought me a ticket to the State of the Union Address. At that time, I was wearing the shirt that said: 2245 Dead. How many more?

After the PSOTU press conference, I was having second thoughts about going to the SOTU at the Capitol. I didn't feel comfortable going. I knew George Bush would say things that would hurt me and anger me and I knew that I couldn't disrupt the address because Lynn had given me the ticket and I didn't want to be disruptive out of respect for her. I, in fact, had given the ticket to John Bruhns who is in Iraq Veterans Against the War. However, Lynn's office had already called the media and everyone knew I was going to be there so I sucked it up and went.

I got the ticket back from John, and I met one of Congresswoman Barbara Lee's staffers in the Longworth Congressional Office building and we went to the Capitol via the undergroud tunnel. I went through security once, then had to use the rest room and went through security again.

My ticket was in the 5th gallery, front row, fourth seat in. The person who in a few minutes was to arrest me, helped me to my seat.

I had just sat down and I was warm from climbing 3 flights of stairs back up from the bathroom so I unzipped my jacket. I turned to the right to take my left arm out, when the same officer saw my shirt and yelled; "Protester." He then ran over to me, hauled me out of my seat and roughly (with my hands behind my back) shoved me up the stairs. I said something like "I'm going, do you have to be so rough?" By the way, his name is Mike Weight.

The officer ran with me to the elevators yelling at everyone to move out of the way. When we got to the elevators, he cuffed me and took me outside to await a squad car. On the way out, someone behind me said, "That's Cindy Sheehan." At which point the officer who arrested me said: "Take these steps slowly." I said, "You didn't care about being careful when you were dragging me up the other steps." He said, "That's because you were protesting." Wow, I get hauled out of the People's House because I was, "Protesting."

I was never told that I couldn't wear that shirt into the Congress. I was never asked to take it off or zip my jacket back up. If I had been asked to do any of those things...I would have, and written about the suppression of my freedom of speech later. I was immediately, and roughly (I have the bruises and muscle spasms to prove it) hauled off and arrested for "unlawful conduct."

After I had my personal items inventoried and my fingers printed, a nice Sgt. came in and looked at my shirt and said, "2245, huh? I just got back from there."

I told him that my son died there. That's when the enormity of my loss hit me. I have lost my son. I have lost my First Amendment rights. I have lost the country that I love. Where did America go? I started crying in pain.

What did Casey die for? What did the 2244 other brave young Americans die for? What are tens of thousands of them over there in harm's way for still? For this? I can't even wear a shirt that has the number of troops on it that George Bush and his arrogant and ignorant policies are responsible for killing.

I wore the shirt to make a statement. The press knew I was going to be there and I thought every once in awhile they would show me and I would have the shirt on. I did not wear it to be disruptive, or I would have unzipped my jacket during George's speech. If I had any idea what happens to people who wear shirts that make the neocons uncomfortable that I would be arrested...maybe I would have, but I didn't.

There have already been many wild stories out there.

I have some lawyers looking into filing a First Amendment lawsuit against the government for what happened tonight. I will file it. It is time to take our freedoms and our country back.

I don't want to live in a country that prohibits any person, whether he/she has paid the ulitmate price for that country, from wearing, saying, writing, or telephoning any negative statements about the government. That's why I am going to take my freedoms and liberties back. That's why I am not going to let Bushco take anything else away from me...or you.

I am so appreciative of the couple of hundred of protesters who came to the jail while I was locked up to show their support....we have so much potential for good...there is so much good in so many people.

Four hours and 2 jails after I was arrested, I was let out. Again, I am so upset and sore it is hard to think straight.

Keep up the struggle...I promise you I will too.

Love and peace soon,

Cindy

The "people's" this the "people's" that. It sure is clear she has been totally co-opted by the Communist fringe.

And I really wish one of her handlers would explain to her the phrase, "paid the ultimate price." It doesn't apply to the relatives of dead heroes. Just the heroes themselves.

At most Cindy's paid the penultimate price. And that sacrifice never stopped her from claiming that other Gold Star mothers are "for murder and mayhem":

I have been silent on the Gold Star Moms who still support this man and his war by saying that they deserve the right to their opinions because they are in as much pain as I am. I would challenge them, though, at this point to start thinking for themselves...

How can these moms who still support George Bush and his insane war in Iraq want more innocent blood shed just because their sons or daughters have been killed?

I don’t understand it. I don’t understand how any mother could want another mother to feel the pain we feel. I am starting to lose a little compassion for them. I know they have been as brainwashed as the rest of America, but they know the pain and heartache and they should not wish it on another. However, I still feel their pain so acutely and pray for these "continue the murder and mayhem" moms to see the light.

Mother Sheehan is only too happy to smear anyone who disagrees with her. Even those who have paid the "ultimate price" according to her Valley Girl dictionary.

And speaking of smears, I hope Officer Michael Weight sues Mother Sheehan for defamation.

[Sam Hill]

Of course Cindy has made the same police brutality before. Such as after having her plug pulled in Union Square in NYC last summer.

[Sam Hill]

"Police brutality" Sheehanigans ping.

[EagleUSA]

Just another arch moron of the fringe left...

[manwiththehands]

... and she liked it.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Not this sh*t again...

[ncountylee]

She can out whine the moose.

[yobid]

Proceed to the DU for sympathy.

[BonnieJ]

This looney will do anything to stay in the news. Next she'll probably run nude down Pennsylvania Avenue carrying a placard.

[D.P.Roberts]

The State of the Union is all about *CINDY*!

[armydawg1]

Should have tasered her.

[Millee]

Quick! Someone throw that cop a parade!

[Euro-American Scum]

Cindy Sheehan Claims Cops Roughed Her Up

Good.

[Bikers4Bush]

She can blame being ugly on a number of things, being "roughed up" by cops however is not one of them.

It'd take the worlds largest ugly stick to make that hag look any worse.

[HEY4QDEMS]

Next she'll probably run nude down Pennsylvania Avenue carrying a placard.

If she does, I'm blaming you.

[goresalooza]

The claim that the cops roughed her up is nothing compared to her impending Arkancide.

[D.P.Roberts]

"Look at me, everybody! I got my picture on the news again and all I had to do was wear this T-shirt and dance on the grave of my dead child. YAY!!"

[RexBeach]

She thinks she underwent brutal treatment last night in the House Gallery? What an idiot. I am astonished that this meathead can cross the street safely.

[HEY4QDEMS]

She wasn't tagged with the ugly stick, she was dragged through the ugly woods.

[ZGuy]

The fact that someone had to say "That's Cindy Sheehan" reveals how important she is.

[frankjr]

"I have some lawyers looking into filing a First Amendment lawsuit against the government"

The prestigious law firm of: Dewey, Cheatem & Howe.

The prestigious law firm of: Dewey, Cheatem & Howe.