Arrest warrant sought for Rep. McKinney ( Associated Press)

http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/14254113.htm

Arrest warrant sought for Rep. McKinney
LAURIE KELLMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - U.S. Capitol Police on Monday asked a federal prosecutor to approve an arrest warrant for Rep. Cynthia McKinney after she tangled with a uniformed officer last week.

"We are working with Capitol Hill police to fully understand and appreciate the incident," principal assistant U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.

Citing the ongoing investigation, Phillips declined to say whether the referral included a recommended charge against the six-term Democrat or when a warrant for her arrest might be issued.

In a statement, Capitol Police said it "has referred its investigative findings to the U.S. attorney." The department must acquire approval from U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein before it can ask a judge to issue an arrest warrant on assault or other charges.

Same story/ Washington Post link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

We live in a police state people. Suck it up or migrate to Canada.

a month later.

a shotgun blast to the face is somehow less than a shove, or whatever she did to the officer.

remarkable.

1. She is a woman.
2. She is black.
3. She is a LIBERAL Democrat who sees through the lies of the neocons.

Different standards must apply if we are to maintain NATIONAL SECURITY. Which in this case means making a scapegoat of this popular Dem to distract from the real stories that are spilling out of the Bushocracy even as we speak. Implying that McKinney is a lunatic criminal will help deflect the true stories about the real lunatic criminals. You know - the ones with the guns.

harrassment against McKinney. She won her seat back in Congress and continues to talk; so the powers that be are now on a campaign to shut her up.

IMHO, of course.

Then there would be no need for an arrest warrant.

it does help when the person u shot is like
'OHHH ITS OKAY I LOVE THE GUY!' and is ur friend.

She hit a police officer! Lets you or I try that and see if we get away with it. Holy crap, I expect our elected officials to obey the law, all laws, not just the ones they want to obey.

talk about overkill.

I rather doubt the guard would have grabbed a white male's arm like that.

Rep McKinney is the head spokesperson for 9/11 Truth. When Charlie Sheen got the attention of the masses, it scared the shit out of (corrupt) Washington.

http://www.cynthiaforcongress.com/donations.html

Maybe they should do all their posting about De Lay, now THAT is a LAW BREAKER!

him with a knife, a ball bat, a gun? It must have been something dangerous.

"Ow, she hit me with her cellphone, I'm gonna see that she gets arrested for striking me"

apology could do.

She doesn't deny the incident happened, but she doesn't apologize for it either, even though there's no way she could possibly be in the right.

said, "Oh white POlice OfFicer, please forgive my uppity black ass for assuming that you should have accepted my badge. Whize I didn't know that you would believe the badge to be real. I should of because Is got big hair and am a black bitch."

How's that for a heartfelt apology?

But she should be sure to be down on her knees and have a scarf tied around her nappy locks.

How about she turn to the officer and say "Hello officer, I am Congresswoman McKiney. How are you today?" End of story before it begins. Her situation is: I don't want to wear my pin, I don't want to wear my badge, I have completely changed my look from my official photograph, but when stopped for going around security I get to turn around and slap you.

Let's just hypothetically say that someone who looks like anyone of our Congressman walked around security and the police officer failed to stop them. Then it turns out that the individual in question was a right-wing wacko hell-bent on harming one of our liberal icons. Everyone here would be all-over the Capitol police for NOT doing their jobs of providing security.

n/t

Period.

She was in violation of the laws. The cop went to enforce them. Period.

Racism is a total fucking cop-out.

Female US congressperson. If he cannot be bothered to learn who these people are he needs a new job. Maybe night security at a small town walmart?

Maybe we'd get around to disciplining Rep. McKinney sometime around the time the Repukes turn-over Phase II of the pre-war intelligence investigation.

this has got to be THE most overblown incident ever - on both sides!

She has to defend herself from these attacks. Or maybe you dont know about that?

If she really wanted to prevent these incidents, she would wear her ID pin.

Article I, Section 6, para. 1: "The Senators and Representatives shall... in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same...."

Is this alleged incident already treason? A felony? Even a breach of the peace?

Ok, here is a scary thought: If Rep. McKinney is arrested for "breaching the peace", how long until every Democrat on Capitol Hill finds himself arrested for a similar "breach of the peace" just before a major vote, say, a vote for impeachment? After all, getting vocal in the media against the Current Regime is treason (just ask Ann Coulter and Bill O`Lielly.) Appearing at a rally that denigrates the achievements of Fearless Leader is "aiding and abetting the terrorists" and a disruption of public calm.

they send us to GitMo? Remember just because we are USA citizens does not keep us out of "permanent detainment."

I believe the section of the Constitution you cite refers to arrests conducted during actual sessions. My understanding is that she was not going to a session meeting, she was racing to meet with somebody, while also talking on the phone which is probably why her attention was distracted away from the security forces.

I would compare this to somebody who gets in a wreck because they are distracted by a cell phone while in a rush to get to a meeting they are late to. If she hadn't been distracted she would have been aware of the attention she was attracting from the security guards.

I sympathize with her indignation at not being recognized by the guard, but in my opinion her change in hairstyle changes her entire appearance. I would recognize her immediately if I saw an old photo, but until I knew that the new look was her I would not have recognized her. If you are not going to wear you ID pin and are also going to have a complete makeover I think you have to expect to go the extra mile to be recognized.

But having said all that I think the entire incident is being WAY overblown.

What? Did you think that was a misdemeanor?

If you want to find out, go hit a cop and see what happens.

He would be asleep on his ass. I have a feeling McKinney, a US congress person on her way to work and accosted by a Cap Hill Cop did not actually "hit" the officer in a way that was an actual injurious assault. The cop sounds like a real fucking cry baby. He should apologize for having his head up his ass and putting his hands on a lady.

You'd then have a gun pulled on you by his partners and then cuffed.

You WILL learn to love Big Brother!

and shoot their friends in the face without repercussions.

However, those uppity black bitch congresswomen will be put in their place.

I'm disgusted beyond belief!

.... 9/11 and has broken God knows how many laws but "they" are going after
McKinney?

I think I'm going to go have a good cry.
No, I still do not love Big Brother.

the police can not arrest the president for lying us into war, they can arrest someone for slapping a police officer.

she could have avoided this whole mess by apologizing for what she did.

a police officer. Get your facts straight.

thousands of americans for oil.

Republicanism is a mental disease. I wouldn't be surprised if we find out its related to mad cow.

offset the real crimes that the Syndicate commits everyday while in session. One McKinney = all Republican crimes.

Wake up!

This is only the beginning.

Her lawyer says he just talked to them and it's all routine!

jump all over this as the beginning of arresting congressmen while being democrat, harrassment by Bushco and Rove.

There is an odor coming from the WH, Its Roves!

She cannot be arrested on bullshit charges. She has constitutional protection from arrest except if she's convicted of a felony.

It's been proven via numerous respected psychological studies that people have a difficult time distinguishing the "facial characteristics" of those NOT of their race.

The officer was WRONG. If you are a white officer, you should have the appropriate classes to help you recognize diplomats and representatives of other races.

Identifying someone by a hairstyle is UNSAT.

This Police Officer was shown her badge yet grabbed her from behind.

I submit in this White officer's racial profiling a black woman with big hair can NOT be legitimate.

Racial Profiling They want to go forth, I'm with McKinney all the way!

If so, come to the Capitol and try to bypass the metal detectors. When you get out of jail, come back and tell us all what happened.

1. while congress is in session, congress wasn't in session when she hit the police officer, so she can be arrested.
2. assaulting a police officer is a felony.
3. these aren't bullshit charges as she acknowledged that she hit the officer.

Gee, the flood gates of Goofy have been open. I must now get a beer and some popcorn.

be drunk and hunting at the same time...

It's illegal to obstruct an investigation into the intoxication level of the plaintiff.

It's criminal to conclude an investigation into the shooting of a man by a drunken vice president without actually taking a statement from the victim.

But hey, Mckinney can have hands laid on her by a police officer in building she's been in thousands of times, and can't react in an appropriate manner to said hands being laid on her.

But Dead eye dick cheney can shoot a man in the face.

Life under a bush.

and the stupid person he shot apologized for it. the cop on the other hand is still right here, you simply can not hit an officer. you can sue one for physical abuse, but you can not strike him. if he was abusing her in the capitol building or wherever she was, then there would have been witnesses who'd have testified to her innocence in regards to this.

dick cheney should have been arrested for a number of things, shooting a man, obstructing any kind of police investigation into the matter, and covering up the entire scenario and lying about it to authorities. but because dick cheney was treated with kid gloves by texas authorities doesn't give cynthia mckinney the right to hit a police officer.

end. of. story.

That is a natural reaction. If the pig was doing his job, he would have stepped in front of her. Of course, because she's black, he felt he had every right to grab or even beat her down if he wanted to.
That's the reality, as American as Baseball, Apple pie and the lynch mob.

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Question: When is the warrant going out for Der Fuhrer?

Would Orrin Hatch have been recognized?
If he weren't, would a guard have touched him in order to ask for ID?
Or would the guard have hurried to run in front of him and said, "sir, I'm terribly sorry but I am obliged to ask for your ID, please"?
If the guard HAD touched him without explanation, would Orrin Hatch have slapped his own forehead and said, "I'm terribly sorry I'm in the wrong, officer..."?

and this is presuming that he does not have a history (unlike women and blacks who hold high level positions) of being treated with less respect than is his due, which might affect his reaction.

the many investigations going down.

In three months it will be 'attacked', then 'assaulted with a deadly weapon', etc. The BFEE really wants anyone who talks about 911 to shut up quick and permanently.

this problem. Is a Capital guard allowed to grab a Rep by the arm?

I'm taking McKinney's side. The Capitol Police are no strangers to overreaction. And I still suspect something fishy about them not recognizing McKinney. She's not a new congresswoman.

Aside from protecting the lives of 535 elected officials in public office buildings that anybody can enter, its not like the Capitol Police don't have a reason to be strict on security.

Bush's fear yet again. The Capitol police have crossed those limits IMO.

At a security checkpoint, someone who was not recognized by the security officers and was not wearing a members pin walked past the security checkpoint. He asked her to stop three times, with no response, so he took minimal physical action.

Even if she was justified in instinctively striking back, its not the Capitol Police's fault, and it sure wasn't crossing the line. Should the officer have recognized McKinney? Maybe, but there are 535 officials, and when checkpoints get crowded, its not always possible to get a good look.

At any rate, when someone you don't recognize walks straight past the metal detectors and doesn't respond to verbal commands, you don't just let them keep walking. The officer was completely justified.

What I don't understand is why people here have to make this a matter of taking sides. For some reason, its either "McKinney was wrong" or "the officer was wrong." Its either "She should be ashamed of herself", or "the officer was a dumbass and should be fired." That's just absurd.

Period. And how do you know that there was minimal contact by the officer? You're not applying the same standard of doubt to McKinney.

The only one that thinks this? I think she should be held accountable like anyone else if she assaulted a peace officer. Noone should be above the law, especially Congress men/women. How can we have any credibility holding the other side of the isle accountable when we can't/won't hold our own accountable?

He assaulted her, a sitting Congressperson. She should sue his ass, and the DCPD.

The jury is still out and all the facts have not come in yet, but if the facts are that she did assault an officer, she should be held accountable.

No jury will convict her when presented with the facts, and she will sue them for their back teeth if they get cute, and it will look really crappy on TV.

Because a Congresswoman who's armed & dangerous with a cell phone is such a threat? they were just looking for an excuse to do this & she gave it to them.

Look no further than Cynthia "Race Card" McKinney, and the non-stop circus that she invites everytime she holds a press conference.

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They hate Cynthia because she dares to speak right in their face and tell them who they are ~they can't stand a Black Woman doing that to the King of the Banana Republic of Amerika.

I guess I was in CYA mode. That type of crap gets under my skin to no end.

Perfect in fact.

a tool to oppress real, active, passionate, intelligent, well informed political leaders -- and when it's used to distract from real crimes, like the drunken vice president shooting his pal in the face while "hunting" at dusk. Or illegal wars. Or lies, treason, obstruction of justice...

Changing the channel is hard for some people, without proper instruction.

Is there an inkling or shred of proof that race was even remotely a factor? Nothing but blind speculation and the lowest form of character assassination.

And how in the blue hell can anybody consider grabbing somebody's arm, especially after recieving three verbal warnings, as "excessive" or "brutal"?

SHOULD have impeded her progress with outstretched arms without placing their hands upon her in any way. THAT is proper police protocol.

Because they touched her, and because she didn't know who had placed their hands upon her person and because they were allegedly calling to her from behind; she had the right to react in an appropriate manner.

The definition of battery is described as the "unwanted touching of another person, or anything connected to that person." Considered offensive, a definition of battery includes an intended act and without consent (permission) of the person being affected.

In most cases, unless there is extraneous pressure involved, cases like this are set aside with laughter and apologies all around.

But the bush regime can use this for a lot of mileage...

I'll bet she's loving the attention.

Kinda makes you proud, huh?
BTW, Hook em Horns!

Becuase she acknowledges that race is still an issue in this country and won't just be quiet about it, then she is automatically bad. Some places like Virginia never change. Before you accuse me of Southern bashing, I'm in Texas (remember Jasper?)