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Capital Police seek Warrant for Congresswoman's Arrest in Assault charges

Congresswoman is on tape assualting police officer; claims the incident is race related


Capitol police ask for arrest warrant for McKinney
Black leaders say McKinney victim of racial profiling

By BOB KEMPER, S.A. REID
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 04/03/06
WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill police on Monday asked a federal prosecutor to approve an arrest warrant for Rep. Cynthia McKinney for her role in a scuffle with a police officer last week, the prosecutor's office confirmed.

Capitol Police had no immediate comment so it's not yet known whether the intent is to file felony or misdemeanor assault charges against McKinney, a DeKalb County Democrat.

Coz Carson, a spokesman for McKinney, said the requested warrant should be dismissed if "this is a prosecutor who's not a politician."

"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," Carson said.

The office of the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Kenneth Wainstein, must approve the request by Capitol Hill police before police can go to a judge to ask for an arrest warrant.

Officials familiar with the process have said a warrant can be obtained within a day, though that doesn't mean a warrant against McKinney would be.

McKinney was stopped by a Capitol Hill police officer last Wednesday as she tried to go around a security checkpoint in a House office building. Members of Congress are allowed to go around the ubiquitous checkpoints, but the police officer failed to recognize McKinney as a member of Congress and tried to stop her.

After calling to McKinney to stop, the officer touched her shoulder or arm. That prompted McKinney to spin around and the strike the officer, though there are conflicting reports as to whether she slapped him, punched him in the chest or struck him with a cell phone.

McKinney was not wearing a special lapel pin given to members of Congress to make them easier to identify. She also has changed her hairstyle since her official House portrait, the picture police would check to identify her.

Also Monday, black preachers, elected officials and activists in Atlanta cited McKinney's recent run-in with Capitol police as an example of racial profiling and called what happened to her disrespectful.

Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta, along with members of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, announced their continued support for the sixth-term congresswoman at a morning meeting.

Supporters say the incident has been blown out of proportion and politicized. Her treatment, they added, was excessive and shows that black elected officials aren't immune to problems of double standards and racial profiling other African-Americans face.

"Racial profiling is a well thought out and planned attack on black political leaders," state Rep. Alberta Abdul-Salaam said Monday. "It's going from the gold dome down to the White House. It's happening and it's wrong."

McKinney was in attendance at the morning meeting and said she was grateful for the support. She would not comment on the incident, but instead focused on the work her office is doing on behalf of her 4th District constituents.

"You can rest assured I'm doing the work that you sent me to Washington to do," McKinney said. "Nothing is going to keep me away from my responsibility."

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/0403mckinney.html

[Ellron]

First off she looks like a freaking looney.

Secondly this shows how stupid people can get into the house of commons errr i mean congress. The only other possible worst choice she could of made would to have pulled out a gun and shot him. Seriously how hard is it to say "hey look i am a congress women" Jeesh.

Thirdly

"conflicting reports as to whether she slapped him, punched him in the chest or struck him with a cell phone. " AHAHhahahaha i just find that funny.

[Luigidel]

Noone would be screaming racism if she was white. Racial profiling? come on please. If its such a well thought out and planned attack, why am I nor any of the rest of the country aware of it?

[SilveryMinnow]

I think that this incident proves that there should be no security checking people entering Congress.

To be politically correct as is always my aim, the checking should at least be restricted to CongressMEN of only non-minority status. (I.E. White). Looking at American history proves that it is only these kind of Men who rape, terrorize, pillage and burn. The officer was probably struck for daring to touch the feathers of Mizz McKinneys wings. (Dare I say her name?)

[Alula]

if she's so afraid of people racially profiling her why did she turn right around and beat him like he was on the Jerry Springer show.

[Osama F Kerry]

Alula wrote: if she's so afraid of people racially profiling her why did she turn right around and beat him like he was on the Jerry Springer show.

Perhaps she was having a BAD hair day.

[Angelicus]

Good let her face the same music anyone of us would if we hit a police officer.

[ndj4523]

I say charge her with a felony for striking the officer. McKinney has decided that she does not have to follow the rules governing the wearing of her lapel pin and she has the nerve to scream about racial profiling. All this after an initial statement about regretting the incident with the officer. If no charges are filed the Capital Police need to eliminate allowing members of congress from being allowed to go around the check points. Search them just like any other Joe Schmo who tries to enter. That way you eliminate the subjective factor of the officers having to remember the faces of over five hundred people.
If she has such a hard time remembering the lapel pin why is it that we Georgians should allow her to make life changing decisions for us. Fourth district needs to vote her out of office and not look back as they did a few years ago by re-electing her after the loss to Denise Majette. McKinney is an ineffective representative who only sponsored one bill of late and that was concerning the death investigation of Tupac, an issue that has no place in Federal Government.

[SilveryMinnow]

Was Tupac killed by racist Congressional guards? I think so.

[SideTraKd]

ndj4523 wrote: I say charge her with a felony for striking the officer. McKinney has decided that she does not have to follow the rules governing the wearing of her lapel pin and she has the nerve to scream about racial profiling. All this after an initial statement about regretting the incident with the officer. If no charges are filed the Capital Police need to eliminate allowing members of congress from being allowed to go around the check points. Search them just like any other Joe Schmo who tries to enter. That way you eliminate the subjective factor of the officers having to remember the faces of over five hundred people.
If she has such a hard time remembering the lapel pin why is it that we Georgians should allow her to make life changing decisions for us. Fourth district needs to vote her out of office and not look back as they did a few years ago by re-electing her after the loss to Denise Majette. McKinney is an ineffective representative who only sponsored one bill of late and that was concerning the death investigation of Tupac, an issue that has no place in Federal Government.


You're kidding me...

She's actually sponsoring a bill about the death investigation of Tupac Shakur?!

:lol:

[Alula]

It would be way too late to exume the body.

[4WindsBar]

ndj4523 wrote:
If she has such a hard time remembering the lapel pin why is it that we Georgians should allow her to make life changing decisions for us.

Consider her district. Metro Atlanta. She is probably like a rocket scientist compared to the average downtown voter

[Reform]

SHE NEEDS TO GO TO TRUSTWORTHY DOCTOR TO CHECK THAT SHE HAS NOT BEEN POISONED!

[Plodder]

she is being stupid and wants attention for herself. if you change your appearance and you expect people to notice immedialty, they ur stupid, the gddm police officer toucher her arm or shoulder for pete's sake!. she should be chargered for her retardeeness.

[Cabe71]

It's pretty obvious that this woman is a crack w****, at the very least. I wouldn't listen to this obnoxious burnout even if a million lives were at stake.

If you seriously are going to take her as a client to go to court, do me a favor and :bang: your face against a wall until you fall to the ground, limp and suffering from severe head trama.