Dick Cheny, after drinking alcohol, shoots a man in the face

[rustydog]

and jokes about it. Nothing happens.

A congresswoman who happens to be black pushes a capitol hill officer and a warrant is sworn out for her arrest.

Two laws? One the Administration sets for itself and the set the rest of us must abide by.

Don't get me wrong. If and I mean if Mckinney did punch,push, or even tickle the officer, that is a felony and she needs to answer for it as laid out in the constitution.

Unlike Cheny, I hope she shows Americans what a person of honor does in these circumstances.
surrender, enter your plea and ask for a jury trial...Still a constitutional guarantee the last time I looked.

[Ilsa]

1. I think Lady Justice likes to peek out from under that blindfold

when politics and wealth are concerned. I hate these bastards for making a mockery of what should be a fair and beautiful system.

[enki23]

3. i think maybe you're waxing a bit too poetic

the american justice system, while certainly far better than most, has never really warranted the terms "fair" or "beautiful".

[Ilsa]

8. You are right. I'm being too sentimental.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Without a valid hunting license, don't forget.

[Berserker]

4. I'll be a son of a bitch

a man can't get drunk in this country any more and shoot a man in the face without it being brought up over and over.
Go Fuck Yourself.

[emdee]

5. A congresswoman who happens to be a Democrat....

I'm thinking that Democrat played as much or more of a role in this than did her color.
emdee :mad:

[billbuckhead]

7. Cynthia is attacked by reactionaries because she speaks truth to power

I wish we could see video of this incident. I'd also like to see if white republican congressmen get away without wearing ID. It makes me sick to see so many Democrats excortiating one of the most courageous elected truth tellers in the government. How can the black community trust white non-fascists as allies we if allow one of our toughest fighters to be marginalized by race, sex and how liberal she is. It's like we're allowing her to be sacrificed for those reasons.

[Catherine Vincent]

6. One difference is that the guy that Cheney shot in the face

was a toady to the admin and the copy that Ms. McKinney "allegedly" poked is probably a McKinney hater.