Cindy Sheehan: Capitol Police Apology is Crock of Horse Manure

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Cindy Sheehan: Capitol Police Apology is " Crock of Horse Manure "

Sat, 4 Feb 2006 17:40:34 -0800

 

 

 

http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/06/02/con06051.html

 

February 3, 2006

 

Cindy Sheehan: Capitol Police Apology is " Crock of Horse Manure "

 

A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION

by Cindy Sheehan

 

Dear Friends,

 

I just saw the below " apology " on MichaelMoore.com...thanks Eric!

 

This is the biggest crock of horse manure ever.

 

Everyone is saying how " wonderful " it is that they apologized to me.

 

Look at a few things they said: My " initial " conduct wasn't enough to

warrant me getting arrested.

 

None of my conduct was. I didn't yell at the officer, or call anyone

an " idiot " like Mrs. Young did.

 

Secondly, it states the Mrs. Young wasn't arrested because she didn't

" return to the gallery. "

 

Why did they arrest me? They didn't even give me the opportunity to

leave the gallery.

 

They had fours hours to figure out that I didn't do anything wrong.

The Capitol police tried the tactic of smearing me and lying about me

when I was in jail to the media. I guess they didn't count on the

Reuter's reporter who was sitting right next to me.

 

They also started lying about me when I was in jail, I heard a female

officer say " She took off her jacket and threw it. " And Mike Weight,

who arrested me, said I " stood up and started yelling something. "

 

The Capitol police could not support their lies, that's why they

apologized.

 

That's the only reason.

 

Love,

 

Me

 

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The United States Capitol Police will request that the U.S.

Attorney's Office not pursue the charge against Cindy Lee Sheehan who

was arrested Tuesday Night before the President's State of the Union

address.

 

Mrs. Sheehan was charged Tuesday night with Unlawful Conduct after

she displayed a T-shirt with an anti-war message while in the House

Gallery. Subsequently she was arrested and transported to USCP

Headquarters for processing.

 

As the Department reviewed the incident, it was determined that

while officers acted in a manner consistent with the rules of decorum

enforced by the Department in the House Gallery for years, neither

Mrs. Sheehan's manner of dress or initial conduct warranted law

enforcement intervention. The USCP also asked Mrs. Beverly Young, to

leave the gallery because of a T-shirt she was wearing. Mrs. Young did

not return to the Gallery so there was no need for further police

action. Neither guest should have been confronted about the expressive

T-shirts.

 

" The officers made a good faith, but mistaken effort to enforce an

old unwritten interpretation of the prohibitions about demonstrating

in the Capitol. The policy and procedures were too vague, " said Chief

Terrance W. Gainer. " The failure to adequately prepare the officers is

mine. "

 

Chief Gainer met with Chairman Young and his wife to both

apologize and share the Department's plans for avoiding this in the

future. A similar message has been left with Mrs. Sheehan.

 

The Department will work with the House Sergeant at Arms to

clarify the rules of the House, and ensure that officers clearly

understand the rules.

 

If you have any questions or concerns pertaining to this release

please contact the United States Capitol Police Public Information

Office at 202-224-1677.

 

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Prepared by:

Sergeant Kimberly Schneider

United States Capitol Police

Public Information Officer

 

Link to Capital Police release

 

A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION

 

Also read: " What Really Happened at the State of the Union, " February

1, 2006

 

Cindy Sheehan is the founder the Camp Casey Peace Foundation, a

co-founder of Gold Star Families for Peace www.gsfp.org and the author

of Not One More Mothers Child available from BuzzFlash and at

www.koabooks.com