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Nilikuwa curious kujua why na yeye ametuhumiwa kutumia racecard...
McKinney awaited word on whether she would be charged for apparently hitting an officer after she entered a House office building this week unrecognized and did not stop when asked. Her lawyer said "Ms. McKinney is just a victim of being in Congress while black."
Members of Congress wear identifying lapel pins and routinely are waved into buildings without undergoing security checks. McKinney was not wearing her pin at the time, and the officer apparently did not recognize her, she has said.
"Congresswoman McKinney, in a hurry, was essentially chased and grabbed by the officer," Myart said. "She reacted instinctively in an effort to defend herself."
Several Capitol Police officials have said the officer involved asked McKinney three times to stop. When she did not, he placed a hand on her and she hit him, they said.
In a draft of a statement that McKinney did not release, she said the officer "bodyblocked" her during the incident, and she blamed his failure to recognize her on a recent makeover.
"It is ... a shame that while I conduct the country's business, I have to stop and call the police to tell them that I've changed my hairstyle so that I'm not harassed at work," McKinney said in the draft..
Source: USATODAY.com - Lawyer says McKinney a victim in scuffle