Members of Congress are allowed to bypass the metal detectors and security checkpoint. They are supposed to wear a lapel pin that identifies them as lawmakers. McKinney acknowledges she wasn't wearing one when she was stopped, but concurred with Myart that police should know who she is.
"The pin is not the issue," the six-time congresswoman said. "The issue is face recognition."
interesting...it's not the fact that i broke the rules that is important. it's the fact that i'm a black woman, yo, and that means i should get away with whateva i want, dawg.
also, it's interesting that, despite the fact that she began the physical altercation, her legal team claims that she was the victim of assault "she was assaulted and placed in impending fear of her safety...because of her race, gender and politics."
would someone please explain to me how the police officer could have stopped her because of her political views when he didn't even recognize her? and fear for her safety? wow! even the "smart black folk" can't put together a logical argument.