Posted on 04/01/2006 11:39:32 AM PST by John Jorsett
Representative Cynthia A. McKinney and her legal advisers blamed racial bias Friday for her run-in with a Capitol police officer as the incident ballooned into a political furor.
At a news conference at Howard University, Ms. McKinney, a Georgia Democrat, said her physical altercation with the unidentified officer, who was screening visitors to a House office building on Wednesday, was the officer's fault.
"Let me be clear," Ms. McKinney said, surrounded by supporters at the historically black university. "This whole incident was instigated by the inappropriate touching and stopping of me, a female black congresswoman. I deeply regret this incident occurred, and I am certain that after a full review of the facts, I will be exonerated."
One of her lawyers, James Myart, said the case typified a pattern of police harassment of black Americans. "My belief is this is no different than that: 'they all look alike,' " he said.
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The encounter took place at a checkpoint to a building across Independence Avenue from the Capitol. According to accounts by police officers and Congressional officials, Ms. McKinney went around one of the metal detectors that are at the entrances and staffed by the police. The officer reportedly told her to stop, and when she did not he apparently tried to stop her, provoking a physical response from Ms. McKinney. Members of Congress are allowed to sidestep the metal detectors.
Ms. McKinney acknowledged that she had not been wearing the lapel pin that would have identified her as a member of Congress. But she said the police responsible for protecting lawmakers should recognize them on sight.
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Mr. Myart, the lawyer, said Ms. McKinney was exploring her legal options and would pursue a criminal investigation against the officer.
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What she is saying is that she didn't have to show her little ID pass to get around security.
Don't you know that if you are a black congressperson you should not have to abide by the same rules as the white ones and therefor you have every right to attack the police if they question you.
Careful how you answer that, Cindy will break out the "People of Size" card.
Good points!! No one is in any way 'responsible' for the words or actions of someone else who merely happens to share natural physical characteristics, whether it be race, age, genitalia, whatever. The only time it is relevant to talk about someone's responsibility to "clean up" the mess of others in a group is if that group has been voluntarily chosen through shared activity, such as a political party, etc. Certainly it is relevant to say that DEMOCRATS should be pushed to either affirm or disavow McKinney's words and behavior, since they claim to share an agenda and a political party. But it cannot be expected that "black conservatives" bear the slightest responsibility for the moonbat leftists who happen to be black. Anyway, if the wise words of Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams have not made any inroads with the likes of McKinney and her supporters, I cannot imagine that anything else will succeed, either.
When did the puckering anus say that? Last I heard she was saying it was "unfortunate" the "guard" didn't recognize McKinney and it was "no big deal".
The woman is a fool.
There is simply NO WAY this had anything to do with racism and to call it ASSAULT is ridiculous in the extreme. What McKinney did may fall into the category of assault.
Politicans Spar Over McKinney
AP/11alive ^ | 3/30/2006 | LAURIE KELLMAN
Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi called the incident "a mistake, an unfortunate lack of recognition of a member of Congress." She added that the police officer was not at fault.
So all a terrorist group would have to do is come up with a good imposture? Wave themselves through without an ID badge and well.... Wreak havoc?
McKinney is without a doubt the biggest, dumbest imbecile ever elected to Congress.
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