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April 4, 2006

Could There Be Consequences for Cynthia McKinney?

A U.S. Attorney is reviewing the case against Cynthia McKinney, against whom an arrest warrant has been sought after she assaulted a Capitol Police officer.

According to some, McKinney's greater crime was trying to turn the assault into a racial incident. A black minister, Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President of Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny (BOND), had this to say:

This situation is an example of a black liberal Democrat using allegations of racism in order to get away with breaking the law. It's disgraceful that Cynthia McKinney would charge the Capitol Police with racism for trying to do their jobs. Charges of "racism" and "racial profiling" by McKinney and her attorney are code words often used to intimidate white Americans and get black racists off the hook.

McKinney could have easily defused this situation by apologizing for not having proper identification and for attacking the officer; instead, she held a press conference flanked by known racists such as Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover, and members of the NAACP. The real racists here are Cynthia McKinney and her racially divisive supporters. The U.S. Attorney's office must vigorously pursue this case regardless of the race, gender, or position of the person involved, in order to send a clear message that this type of racial demagoguery will not thwart justice.

Wiggins has provided some photographic documentation of McKinney's life of crime, including scenes both past and future: