Cynthia McKinney Is An Idiot
Capitol Police on Monday sent the results of their investigation of Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia to a federal prosecutor, who will decide, possibly this week, whether to press assault charges against her for striking a police officer.
The police filing left open the question of whether McKinney should be charged with simple assault, a misdemeanor, or assault on a police officer, a felony, police and legal authorities said.
Meanwhile, African-American clergy and elected officials rallied to support the six-term congresswoman at an Atlanta church Monday, and in an appearance on CNN with her lawyers, McKinney again contended that she was the victim of a white police officer's racial bias.
McKinney was stopped by a Capitol policeman while she was going around a security checkpoint in a House office building last Wednesday. Members of Congress are allowed to skirt those checkpoints, but the officer, not recognizing McKinney, tried to stop her. A scuffle ensued.
If the office of U.S. Attorney Ken Wainstein decides not to pursue charges, the police investigation would simply end. If the prosecutor decides to pursue charges, police would need a judge to approve the arrest warrant. The prosecutor has a third option of presenting the police findings to a grand jury, which legal authorities said could add weeks to the process.
The police officer who stopped McKinney touched her shoulder or arm, witnesses have said. That prompted McKinney to spin around and 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 posing for her official House portrait, the picture police would check to identify her.
It does not show her encounter with the police officer, according to officials familiar with it.
While authorities in Washington were inching closer toward a decision on whether to charge McKinney, about two dozen lawmakers, community activists and clergy stood in support of the DeKalb County Democrat at Community Church of God in southwest Atlanta.
"It's really not about Cynthia McKinney. It's about African-Americans in America who are victims of racial profiling every day," said Tyrone Brooks, a state lawmaker and president of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials.
The police filing left open the question of whether McKinney should be charged with simple assault, a misdemeanor, or assault on a police officer, a felony, police and legal authorities said.
Meanwhile, African-American clergy and elected officials rallied to support the six-term congresswoman at an Atlanta church Monday, and in an appearance on CNN with her lawyers, McKinney again contended that she was the victim of a white police officer's racial bias.
McKinney was stopped by a Capitol policeman while she was going around a security checkpoint in a House office building last Wednesday. Members of Congress are allowed to skirt those checkpoints, but the officer, not recognizing McKinney, tried to stop her. A scuffle ensued.
If the office of U.S. Attorney Ken Wainstein decides not to pursue charges, the police investigation would simply end. If the prosecutor decides to pursue charges, police would need a judge to approve the arrest warrant. The prosecutor has a third option of presenting the police findings to a grand jury, which legal authorities said could add weeks to the process.
The police officer who stopped McKinney touched her shoulder or arm, witnesses have said. That prompted McKinney to spin around and 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 posing for her official House portrait, the picture police would check to identify her.
It does not show her encounter with the police officer, according to officials familiar with it.
While authorities in Washington were inching closer toward a decision on whether to charge McKinney, about two dozen lawmakers, community activists and clergy stood in support of the DeKalb County Democrat at Community Church of God in southwest Atlanta.
"It's really not about Cynthia McKinney. It's about African-Americans in America who are victims of racial profiling every day," said Tyrone Brooks, a state lawmaker and president of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials.
posted by TR at 8:18 PM
1 Comments:
When McKinney is REALLY racially-profiled, THEN she can gripe.
THIS instance does not rise to that occasion.
And what about the children??? McKinney is setting a bad example for the li'l ones - "It's okay to punch a cop for touching you on the shoulder if you're a black Congresswoman!"?
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