Capitol Police seek McKinney's arrest

The Washington Times ^ | April 4, 2006 | Charles Hurt

[neverdem]

    The U.S. Capitol Police asked a federal prosecutor to approve an arrest warrant for Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney yesterday as two House Republicans prepared a resolution to commend the officers involved in last week's scuffle.

    Mrs. McKinney, Georgia Democrat, and her office dismissed the prosecution request as politically charged and continued to portray the incident as racially motivated.

    McKinney spokesman Coz Carson said any "prosecutor who's not a politician" would decline to prosecute.

    "Any prosecutor with any sense can look at this thing and understand that it's not something that should be blown out of proportion any further," Mr. Carson said.

    A representative for the U.S. Attorney's Office, which must approve any warrant, said officials were considering whether to file charges. No warrant had been issued as of yesterday afternoon. A felony charge of assaulting a police officer carries a maximum five-year sentence in the District.

    Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, a Capitol Police spokeswoman, said only that the department "has referred its investigative findings to the United States attorney."

    Mrs. McKinney continued yesterday to claim that she was a victim.

    "The bottom line on this is that it doesn't matter if you're in the United States Capitol or the Georgia Capitol, the issue is racial profiling," she said on CNN yesterday.

    The prosecution request stems from an incident last week in which Mrs. McKinney was stopped for bypassing a metal detector at the entrance to one of the congressional office buildings.

    Members of Congress are not required to go through the metal detectors, but officers did not recognize her because she recently had changed her hairdo and was not wearing the member's pin that identifies her as a member of Congress. Once stopped, Mrs. McKinney swatted the officer with her cellular phone...

[DAC21]

Stop with the teasing already, just do it, bust the perp!

[Coop]

A refresher course:

Rep. McKinney has 5th run-in with security

[catbertz]

boy, all this forplay is getting me excited :0

[ncountylee]

WSB-TV in Atlanta reported yesterday that Mrs. McKinney broke government rules by spending taxpayer money to fly in a celebrity to help dedicate a new office in Atlanta.

Ethic charge should be filed.

[Screamname]

Arrest her and immediately give her a drug test.

[FormerLib]

I doubt they have the intestinal fortitude to stand up to the be-atch.

[Gay State Conservative]

Cyndy will employ a variation of Marion Berry's comment when the drug charges were brought against him:

"The b*tch set me up"

[Feckless]

"Once stopped, Mrs. McKinney swatted the officer with her cellular phone.

If I'm the Cap Cop this bi*ch is on her belly munching sidewalk in cuffs asking me (politely) when does the effect of the pepper spray wear off?

[Jeff Chandler]

I doubt they have the intestinal fortitude to stand up to the be-atch.

Democrats are above the law. A Republican would already have had his perp-walk video splashed across the TV screen a million times by now.

[yobid]

"I am absolutely sick and tired of having to have my appearance at the White House validated by white people," she said at the time.

Since 9-11 I have to show my ID every day and every time I re-enter my work building. And the guards know me on a first name basis. But no ID, no entry. Must suck being as elite as this POS thinks she is.

[Gay State Conservative]

That series of pictures looks like what you see when someone is trying to demonstrate how one can deteriorate when they're on meth.

[mlc9852]

I think this whole incident has been way overblown. Everyone should apologize and get back to work.

[OKIEDOC]

Give the sorry Bwitch bread and water for slapping the cop.

Give the SISTA a candy bar for being the ignorant poster gal for the Dimorat party which includes the NAACP.

When is the IRS going to revoke the NAACP's tax exemption.

These ignorant butts openly agitate for their Rat candidates.

[TonyWojo]

The problem is members of Congress should go through the metal detectors.

One of these members could have their family held hostage and a bomb or gun strapped to them. Everyone should be equally treated.

[IonInsights]

this could be hugh and series -- a watershed event marking tne end of race-card playing. may the games begin...

[yobid]

See has the eyes of a crack head.

[Screamname]

Members of Congress are not required to go through the metal detectors, but officers did not recognize her because she recently had changed her hairdo and was not wearing the member's pin that identifies her as a member of Congress.

This lady changed her hairdo as well...

[Siena Dreaming]

When interviewer Wolf Blitzer pointed out that many Capitol Police officers are black themselves

Hmmm...this statement makes me think the officer she struck was black. Has his race been mentioned yet?

[Ptaz]

This is one of the most bigoted people I think I've had the misfortune to have to listen to on the evening news. Bust her.