Top cop urges Mc.Kinney to be prosecuted

[killerbush]

The nations top cop was in Washington today to talk to the policeman about possible charges being filed against Ga. Congresswomen Cynthia Mc.Kinney for last week's altercation.

Chuck Canterbury, the national president of the fraternal order of police said in a statement today, "We are going to make sure the officer won't be harassed. We want him to be able to talk to experts, who can take a look at legal recourse, if necessary".

They also want to take a look at the altercation between one of Mc.Kinney's bodyguards, and a reporter on the steps of the Capitol before Mc.Kinney came on the House floor to apologize for the first incident.

It looks like the nations the top cop wants some sort of prosecution for Mc.Kinney's actions, and if they do file charges, the story isn't going to go away anytime soon.


http://wsbtv.com/news/8646957/detail.html

[bluestateguy]

1. Since when is he the "top cop"

Because he's the head of a police apologist union? That makes him the nation's "top cop"? He should keep his mouth shut. He has no jurisdiction on this matter.

[LA lady]

2. The Union decided

I read that the FOP Union met in Nashville and unanimously voted to support the Capitol Hill policeman so he had little choice

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. who cares?

a lot of people are paying attention now, and i'm sure that most rational people will see thru this little smokescreen. republicans desperately need an issue that can put them on offense for a change. that's why they'll play this up as much as possible, and oh yeah the john conyers babysitting thing......:eyes:

[pocket]

4. the fascists smell blood

and want payback

[killerbush]

5. Mc.Kinney played this up all wrong

I think the story would have died days ago if Mc.Kinney just apologized, and not used the race card.

[oasis]

6. Mckinney was sick and tired of being harrassed by fascist assholes.

I don't blame her for the course of action she chose to take.

[killerbush]

7. She should have followed the damn law

Then she wouldn't have been harrassed by those "fascist assholes".

[oasis]

9. Some people take a stand agasinst tyranny, others submit. Rosa Parks

didn't "follow the damn law". Care to take a swipe at her while you're at it?

[NYCGirl]

10. You're comparing the situation for McKinney to that of Rosa Parks? NT

[oasis]

11. Same situation."I'm not taking this bullshit anymore" this thought ran

through both of their heads before taking action. Many have had similar experiences.

[NYCGirl]

14. At the time of the bus incident, Rosa Parks was a

seamstress, fighting the Jim Crow laws. And even though there is still rampant racism in the US, there is nothing like the Jim Crow laws existing. Ms. McKinney makes around $165,000 a year and perks as a Representative. I can't imagine a place where Ms. McKinney could not go. That was certainly not true for Ms. Parks. The comparison is belittling to Rosa Parks.

[oasis]

15. "I can't imagine a place where Ms. McKinney could not go" you say?

How about "going" to work in the halls of congress for starters? Without being screwed with by racists, fascists that is.

As for comparing Cynthia's "situation" to that of Rosa Parks, it is dead on. I believe we can be charitable enough to extend justice to those making $165,000 a year.

[NYCGirl]

17. If she wore her pin, she could go. Or if she said, "I'm sorry, I didn't

hear you address me. Here's my ID," she would have been on her way in a second.
http://www.slate.com/id/2139273/

The comparison is sophistic, at best.

BTW, I'd bet Arlen Specter got stopped quite a bit after his chemotherapy.

[oasis]

18. The cop should have recognized her. And I believe that he did since

Cynthia had a history of confrontation with those guys.

[NYCGirl]

19. Believe what you will. But McKinney is no Rosa Parks. NT

[oasis]

22. Believe what you will, but the situations are similar. NT

[NYCGirl]

23. Not by a longshot. Completely dissimilar. NT

[oasis]

28. If your implication on post #17 is that Arlen Specter and McKinney

receive the same treatment by capitol cops, I can can see why we are miles apart on this issue.

Anyway, there's no way you could see where I'm coming from on this with your particular point of view, so I'll bid you good day. :hi:

[NYCGirl]

31. No, they don't ALWAYS receive the same treatment, but when they're

unrecognized they probably do.

Good day.
:hi:

[okieinpain]

38. they are not. they are not even on the same planet.

[okieinpain]

37. cynthia should try using her brain.

[okieinpain]

36. i agree

[killerbush]

16. Comparing Mc.Kinney to Parks is just plain stupid

And demeaning to the Parks legacy. Why don't you just admit what Mc.Kinney did was wrong?? To use the fact that she was being harassed because she's black, is absolutely criminal. when Republicans talk about Democrats and race, and how they're exploiting it, they can point to people like Mc.Kinney to drive it home.

[oasis]

21. "Stupid" people are the ones who refuse to see beyond their own personal

experiences. I'm not comparing the two women, I'm saying the situations are similar. "It's the situations, stupid". Why not think about it before dismissing it? :think:

[killerbush]

24. No, the situations are not similar

Mc.Kinney struck an officer, Rosa Parks refused to get out of her seat. She didn't use violence Mc.Kinney did. Big difference.

[oasis]

26. Both were "fed up" with the way they were treated. Agree or disagree?

[killerbush]

27. Agreed, but that's not the point

Mc.Kinney used race as a crutch, Parks used hers to stand up for a cause.

[oasis]

30. Both were taking a stand against injustice. That's *MY* point. (eom)

[killerbush]

32. Parks was a carriage of misjustice, Mc.Kinney was not

Rosa Parks did what she felt she needed to do. All Mc.Kinney did was ramble on, call 15,000 press conference, and generally make a fool of herself. Oasis, your viewpoint about Mc.Kinney, while passionate, is totally off the mark.

[beaconess]

33. Rosa Parks used civil disobedience to defy an unjust law

Cynthia McKinney acted a fool.

Apples and drywall.

Comparing the two not only demonstrates a pathetic lack of understanding of Rosa Parks and her legacy, it reveals the speciousness of the "Cynthia McKinney as victim" arguments.

[okieinpain]

41. man, mckinney thinks her shit doesn't stink. I don't think that compares

to mrs. parks.

[okieinpain]

39. no the situations are not. rosa was confronted with racism. mckinney

was confronted with a guy doing his stinkin job. checking id's.

[okieinpain]

35. mckinney is not rosa parks. you shouldn't insult mrs. parks like that

[okieinpain]

34. oh please..... fascist assholes is a little bit much.

[Stinky The Clown]

8. 'They' want this story to stay alive ... and it is easy for them to do ...

Consider this story as the House equivalent of the use of Clinton's name and actions to somehow create a moral equivalency with Il Dunce's awful actions.

"Well, Delay was bad, but look at McKinney. She's on trial too."

Expect McDermott to get caught up in this net as well over his 'leaking' the captured phone call between Gingrich and Boehner.

So it is necessary for their cause to get McKinney indicted. And that's easy cuz she'll be seen as an 'uppity black woman'.

These people are to-the-core shitbags and they act that way every day.

[KoKo]

13. Yes....and this week it's Conyers and next week it will be another Dem

All to teach uppity Dems who is really in charge of America. Get outta line and the McCarthyite thugs and goons come out to strike you down.

It's so obvious.

[IndyJones]

12. If this happened with someone other than McKinney would they?

They should do whatever they would have done with any no name who had done the same thing.

[enough already]

20. See where apologizing gets you with these nazis?

Nowhere. Shame on Democrats who threw her under the bus.

[killerbush]

25. We didn't throw her under the bus

She threw herself under the bus. Shame on her!!!

[sendero]

29. Without witnessing or at least..

... seeing a video of this incident, you are all talking out of your asses. None of you have the information you would need to come to any conclusion, but that's not stopping you.

Give it a rest already.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

43. Thank you...

may I second that? :hi:

[yurbud]

40. you know something is fishy when they haven't released the video

[Blue_Tires]

42. does FOP have NOTHING more important to do??

i though being the national head of a police officer's union kept you pretty busy?