Posted on 03/31/2006 1:15:15 PM PST by SmithL
WASHINGTON -- A lawyer for Rep. Cynthia McKinney, the Georgia congresswoman who had an altercation with a Capitol Police officer, says she was "just a victim of being in Congress while black."
McKinney awaited word Friday on whether she would be charged for apparently striking the officer after she entered a House office building this week unrecognized and did not stop when asked.
Two law enforcement officials said it was unlikely a warrant would be issued this week. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Her lawyer, James W. Myart Jr., said, "Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, like thousands of average Americans across this country, is, too, a victim of the excessive use of force by law enforcement officials because of how she looks and the color of her skin."
"Ms. McKinney is just a victim of being in Congress while black,"
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She done learned well from Sharpton and Jackson to blame the white man for her own bad actions.
Any district that votes for this beast, deserves to be represented by her.
The Race Card...never leave home without it!
This stuff is getting really old.
LMAO!!! What a hoot. This racist bag liberal ThugoRat and her racist lawyer. Shows you what we are dealing with in the Congress with the libs. Pure trash.
Well I thought we had a shot at gettin her out of there on this last episode..but her lawyer has cleared up the misunderstanding for me......zzzzzzzzzzz
Who didn't see this coming?
As I recall. J.C. Watts was not allowed to attend Black Congressional Caucus meetings.
OH, Please. Are some people such victims that they are never responsible for their behavior?
Aren't you sick of this kind of excuse making? I am.
When are Americans gonna get good and mad?
Call this bitc#'s office and tell them.
What you hear is the sound of the other shoe dropping.
You just knew that when push came to shove, McKinney would play the race card. It is the only trump in her hand.
"Ms. McKinney is just a victim of being in Congress while black,"
How dare her constituents make her a victim of Congress, sounds to me like they should have waited until she became white.
I noticed we came to the same conclusions at almost the same time! And I was looking for that pic...thanks!
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/8361195/detail.html
WEB EXCLUSIVE: McKinney's Original, Unedited Statement
McKinney Statement
POSTED: 11:48 am EST March 30, 2006
UPDATED: 3:07 pm EST March 30, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) released a statement today on her web site about Wednesday's confrontation with Capitol Hill police.
In that statement she expresses regret for slapping a police officer who stopped her at a security check point.
McKinney admits she was not wearing a pin identifying her as a member of congress.
Channel 2 Action News has acquired a copy of McKinney's original statement that she decided against posting on her website.
In that original statement she complains that Capitol Hill police officers often fail to recognize her. She calls her treatment by Capitol Hill police being "harrassed at work."
Here's the original statement in its entirety:
McKinney Statement
Statement of Cynthia McKinney Re: Repeated Harassment from Capitol Hill Police
I have served as a Member of Congress for more than 11 years.
Throughout my tenure in Congress, I seem to evoke memory loss, especially from certain police officers who claim not to be able to recognize my face while I go to work everyday, representing the people of Georgia's 4th Congressional District.
Washington, DC and local newspapers, as well as authors of books, have carried my "working while black" stories of such encounters on Capitol Hill. In fact, the movie American Blackout candidly captures just such an encounter in one of its more humorous moments when after a two-year hiatus from Congress, a black police officer recognizes me and welcomes me back to Washington, and then just across the street, a few yards away, a white police officer approaches me to ask me what office I am with. In the film I remark, "Some things never change. That's what Tupac said."
Sadly, there are only 14 black women Members of Congress. And surely our faces are distinguishable. But why my face is continually unrecognizable can only be answered by these offending police officers. Capitol Hill Police are given face recognition instructions as a part of their official training. Capitol Hill Police are required to recognize, greet, and distinguish Members of Congress as a part of their official role and responsibilities. In fact, according to the US Capitol Police, their mission is to protect and support the Congress in meeting its Constitutional responsibilities. The US Capitol Police mission statement makes no distinction about selective application of its mission depending upon whether a Member of Congress is black, woman, or has a new hairstyle.
But, honestly, this incident is not about wearing a Congressional pin or changing my hairstyle.
It is true that I have changed my hairstyle. It is true that at the time I was not wearing my pin. But many Members of Congress aren't wearing their pins today. Just in the last hour at least 8 Members of Congress have been spotted speaking from the well of the House without their pins and even more have been seen on the Hill today not wearing their Congressional pin. How many of them were stopped by Capitol Hill Police? Do I have to contact the police every time I change my hairstyle? How do we account for the fact that when I wore my braids every day for 11 years, I still faced this problem, primarily from certain white police officers.
This morning at approximately 8:57 am, I was going to a Budget Committee meeting due to start at 9:00 am. I was rushing to my meeting when a white police officer yelled to me. He approached me, bodyblocked me, physically touching me. I used my arm to get him off of me. I told him not to touch me several times. He asked for my ID and I showed it to him. He then let me go and I proceeded to my meeting and I assume that the Police Officer resumed his duties. I have counseled with the Sergeant-at-Arms and Acting Assistant Chief Thompson several times before and counseled with them again on today's incident. I offered also to counsel with the offending police officer. I have agreed to try to remember to wear my pin and to notify Capitol Hill police every time I change my hairstyle.
My father was a police officer. After the tragedies on September 11th, recognizing the strain that we all were under, I wrote a letter to Sergeant-at-Arms Livingood reminding him that police officers were operating under great stress while working long hours. I asked that they be allowed to use their cell phones to contact their families to know that they were alright. No one else did this. But I did. I will not let this or any other incident dampen my resolve to support those whose work is vital and supports us. It is, however, a shame that while I conduct the country's business, I have to stop and call the police to tell them that I've changed my hairstyle so that I'm not harassed at work.
-- To change our lives, we must first change our minds. -from Open Your Mind, Open Your Life: A Little Book of Eastern Wisdom by Taro Gold
http://www.wsbtv.com/video/8365216/index.html
VIDEO: McKinney At Capitol Thursday
Yeah! I just won a bet!
1 second difference in the posts.. damn...
Pathetic skank. Her constituents deserve her.
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