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Congresswoman [McKinney] Accuses Capitol Police Officer of Racial Bias
New York Times ^ | April 1, 2006 | Carl Hulse

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.

[snip]

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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To: AmishDude

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.


101 posted on 04/01/2006 3:04:42 PM PST by LoudRepublicangirl (loudrepublicangirl)
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To: Inspectorette
Didn't Pelosi say that the incident had been carefully reviewed and that the guard was not at fault?
102 posted on 04/01/2006 3:06:30 PM PST by mcenedo (lying liberal media - our most dangerous and powerful enemy)
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To: popdonnelly
All she had to do is identify herself as a member of Congress. Is she too big for that?

Careful how you answer that, Cindy will break out the "People of Size" card.

103 posted on 04/01/2006 3:12:30 PM PST by mcenedo (lying liberal media - our most dangerous and powerful enemy)
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To: John Jorsett

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.


104 posted on 04/01/2006 3:21:21 PM PST by Enchante (Democrats: "We are ALL broken and worn out, our party & ideas, what else is new?")
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To: JohnBovenmyer
"How many people can recognize quickly on sight that many people?"

I am about to fly to a professional conference where I will 'know' probably 500+ of the 1000 or so attendees - yet I will be anxiously trying to sneak peaks at name badges because I know from past experience that I cannot possibly connect face and name hundreds of times without some "outside assistance" such a the name badge. I don't see how the Capitol Police can possibly function with various Congresscritters rushing past checkpoints expecting to be recognized at a glance....... or maybe McKinney is the only one who does that!!
105 posted on 04/01/2006 3:25:08 PM PST by Enchante (Democrats: "We are ALL broken and worn out, our party & ideas, what else is new?")
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To: mcenedo

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".


106 posted on 04/01/2006 3:32:58 PM PST by Brytani (Someone stole my tagline - reward for its return!!!)
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To: John Jorsett

The woman is a fool.


107 posted on 04/01/2006 3:53:11 PM PST by MistrX
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To: John Jorsett
The most believable version of this story I have read is that McKinney blew past the metal detector in a hurry, the officer did not know who she was (and that is really a moot point) so he called out to her more than once and McKinney kept walking. So, doing his job, he came up behind this person walking fast and ignoring him and placed his hand on her arm, at which point McKinney did something involving her hand holding a cellphone and the officer's chest.

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.

108 posted on 04/01/2006 3:56:04 PM PST by Sender (As water has no constant form, there are in war no constant conditions. Be without form. -Sun Tzu)
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To: Brytani

Politicans Spar Over McKinney
AP/11alive ^ | 3/30/2006 | LAURIE KELLMAN


109 posted on 04/01/2006 4:04:03 PM PST by mcenedo (lying liberal media - our most dangerous and powerful enemy)
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To: mcenedo

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.


110 posted on 04/01/2006 4:05:27 PM PST by mcenedo (lying liberal media - our most dangerous and powerful enemy)
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To: John Jorsett
he said the police responsible for protecting lawmakers should recognize them on sight.

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.

111 posted on 04/01/2006 4:14:00 PM PST by Bullish ( The pig headed monkeys of Islam can kiss my grits!)
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To: John Jorsett
And now, as we wait for the security tape to tell the tale, it's always fun to be reminded of WHO FUNDS CYNTHIA MCKINNEY?
112 posted on 04/01/2006 4:23:50 PM PST by Sender (As water has no constant form, there are in war no constant conditions. Be without form. -Sun Tzu)
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