Reply #155: Throwing in all kinds of side issues.... [View All]

[HardWorkingDem]

Tirechewer,

I am a w/m. And you are throwing in all sorts of scenarios that do not fit in this incident. Yes, certainly, the Bushies are more of a threat to democracy than McKinney, but that is not the issue here. And your description of walking all alone down a hallway is not applicable here as well. I have not seen the video tape of this incident, but let me ask you this: how else is someone going to get another person's attention when the person is ignoring that person or does not hear the person for whatever reason? Did the officer violently grab her arm or place a hand on an arm, or what?


Also, do not forget, this officer allegedly did not recognize McKinney (and like I've posted elsewhere - with her attire changes, I had to do a double take to recognize her when I saw her on the news the other day - I've always seen her with the French braids and very conservative business like women suits and when she appeared before the news cameras the other day she had her hair worn down and out and was wearing a completely different clothing style. So I can understand how at first glance he might not have recognized here at all). Then throw in that the Bushies have created this unrealistic season of fear where all sorts of public officials have been whipped up into a "homeland security" frenzy that boggles the mind.

Throwing the automatic "racism" label in does none of us any good. That is a very powerful accusation or implication and to me, it has not been shown yet.