Grand Jury declines to Indict Cynthia McKinney

[Coexist]

Just in on CNN - 5:15 p.m.

Update: "Finding of no Probable Cause"

DOJ: "we respect the decision of the Grand Jury in this matter."

Reporter: "This decision ends the investigation, she if free and clear"

Yahoo news:
WASHINGTON - A grand jury declined to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney on Friday in connection with an incident in which she admitted hitting a police officer who tried to stop her from entering a House office building.

The grand jury had been considering the case since shortly after the March 29 incident.

The confrontation led to much discussion on Capitol Hill about race and the conduct of lawmakers and the officers who protect them.

[benburch]

1. Grand Juries are creatures of the prosecutor...

...and almost NEVER decline to indict when ask to do so.

[me b zola]

9. That's right

A good indications that the charges were a bunch of hooey.

[Poll_Blind]

2. The fact they declined to indict means they had nothing on her.

Hell, you can indict a ham sandwich more easily!

PB

[Swamp Rat]

3. Maybe it's because those racist GOP bastards can't afford to have this

investigated further... and I assume they know the film has just hit the theaters, about how she and African American voters were treated in her district.

[Coexist]

5. what film?

[Swamp Rat]

19. "American Blackout"

http://www.americanblackout.org/

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=146x3743

http://www.gregpalast.com/american-blackout

http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=6675

[Coexist]

21. thank you for the links!

[Swamp Rat]

22. Just added the main one:

http://www.americanblackout.org/

[me b zola]

20. 'American Blackout'

Here is a link to a thread about it. You owe it to yourself to check it out. :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=1403272

[suffragette]

25. Here's a link about American Blackout that also shows

just how thoroughly McKinney is being targeted. Even at her home.
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ga04_mckinney/PrsRls_Vandalized.html

No doubt they have been out to get her for speaking up.

Very glad to hear she received justice from the Grand Jury.

[bobbolink]

4. Really glad to hear this! Wanna bet we'll see this on news?

Riiiight.

Corporate news will mostly likely "lose" this outcome, eh?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

11. Oh, I'm sure we'll here something about it on the news.

Something about how the justice system fails to stop black on white crime and how we need to crack down on inner city violence.

That'd be par for the course.

[bobbolink]

23. Wow, what a cynic......

.....almost as much as I am.

;-)

Unfortunately, methinks you're too close to the truth for it to be funny.

Wadda country.... how I miss her!

[Cha]

32. You are so on

to them:P

[Libby2]

6. fantastic!!

[ContraBass Black]

7. Okay now, let's hear some apologizing.

*crickets*

[Dhalgren]

18. I'm with you. The way Ms Mckinney was dragged over the

coals, here, was disheartening - to say the least. I am glad that now everyone will see that she was the victim in this sorry case. Apologies? Crickets, indeed...

[dogday]

26. There is a lot of that going on

on several different levels, several different topics... This should reinforce that we should stick to our beliefs.

[ContraBass Black]

38. Actually, I was referring to the media and Capitol Police.

But I suppose it applies here as well.

[kpete]

8. good news

Thanks FLDEM5

[KingFlorez]

10. Take that you dumb Freepers!

Ha Ha Ha!

[bananas]

12. It will be interesting to hear what the jurors say. nt

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

13. That's Good News. She Really Lucked Out There.

It was gettin scary there for a while and it seemed it could've easily gone either way.

[slaveplanet]

40. say it, OMC

Cynthnia McKinney was RIGHT again.

I knew you could.

Do you think people will give her the benefit of the doubt next time round?

I say No.

She will be punked , and punked, and punked again for good measure, even by DU's finest.

They will punk her by starting threads determined to punk her.

They will punk her by sliming threads started by others who defend her.

We know their ways, and our memories are long.

[malaise]

14. More good news

Sorry rethugs.

[texasleo]

15. I demand to see the letter

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[ContraBass Black]

39. You're evil!

:D

[dogday]

16. I knew it all along

bullshit republicans even have the capitol police in their back pockets... An investigation into the capitol hill police dept is in order.. If the grand jury did not indict, then she could not of slugged that officer like they said... Someone is lying here....

[me b zola]

17. Vindication!

:applause:




on edit: As badly as the Honorable Rep McKinney was treated, right here on this board I might add, I would think that we could get more than eight recomondations.

[Pastiche423]

24. As it should have

They tried to pull a 2002 mid-term again and it din't work.

[aikoaiko]

27. Glad that debacle is over.

Actually apologizing probably helped her case.

[Zhade]

28. So...where are the apologies?

(And not just from the police, but also the idiots here who insisted she WOULD be indicted.)

[bigtree]

29. waiting

[bigtree]

30. .

[bananas]

34. Apologies? They're attacking her!

see this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1445899&mesg_id=1445899

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

35. I said it there and I'll say it here:

They're providing schadenfreude, and it tastes GOOD!

[Cha]

31. Well that's some

Fucking Good News!

[oasis]

33. capitol cop cuddlers cry, cite cruel conclusion.

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

[Lilith Velkor]

36. HA!

Put that in your crackapipe and suck on it, racist bitches! :bounce:

[madokie]

37. valerie plame, cynthia mckinney, grand jurys, something is wrong here

both were wronged, one was used, hell they both were.

[postulater]

41. So was this SEALED v. SEALED?