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Peace activist Cindy Sheehan was found guilty, along with three other women, of trespassing at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. In March, Sheehan and three other women, Melissa Beattie, Susan Benjamin and Patricia Ackerman, were arrested after they tried to deliver a petition to Peggy Kerry (yes, sister of Senator John Kerry), who is the liaison for NGO's. Kerry refused to meet with them, believing their tactics, which included appearing with 100 members, were a publicity stunt. At the time, the U.S. Mission said, "We invited her in to discuss her concerns with a U.S. Mission employee. She chose not to come in but to lay down in front of the building and block the entrance. It was clearly designed to be a media stunt, not aimed at rational discussion," while organizing group Women Say No to War said the mission refused to send someone to meet the women. The women read the petition aloud while sitting on the sidewalk and were then arrested.
The four women were acquitted of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstructing government administration. The AP reports the judge "sentenced them immediately to a conditional discharge, which means they were not to get arrested for another six months, and ordered them to pay $95 in court surcharges." Prosecutors want the women to serve five days of community service, but Sheehan's lawyer said they "perform community service every single day of their lives."
Photograph of Cindy Sheehan during a November 21, 2006 rally in front of Seoul's Yongsan Garrison by Ahn Young-joon/AP
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she should be sentenced to psychiatric counseling. that's where i'd go with that
Tick tick tick... ding.
15 minutes is up. Good bye.
Somehow I'm always surprised at the anger and cruelty of (a large majority) of the posters at Gothamist.
The woman is protesting for peace. I realize that standing up for what you believe is a radical act, but she is not insane. She is brave.
To the person who made the 15 mintues of fame comment, remember that she is not Carrot Top or Pauly Shore. She is not doing this for your entertainment...
Vanessa,
she really is though, sadly. it's always the loudest that are the most subject to criticism. i believe it comes with the territory.
It's not like they're poking fun at Ghandi, either...
She is crazy. It is sad her son died in Iraq. She may not believe in the war that is her right however she needs to stop breaking the law and protest in a more civilized manner.
"Somehow I'm always surprised at the anger and cruelty of (a large majority) of the posters at Gothamist.
The woman is protesting for peace. I realize that standing up for what you believe is a radical act, but she is not insane. She is brave.
To the person who made the 15 mintues of fame comment, remember that she is not Carrot Top or Pauly Shore. She is not doing this for your entertainment"...WRONG
The posters here are neither angry nor cruel...And they are not naive either... Cindy Sheehan is not protesting for peace and never was...She is simply a deranged mentally ill barking moonbat media whore, selfish and suffering from a severe case of Bush Derangement syndrome.
Jeff, It's called "Civil disobedience". Historically, it's been effective for different causes and it's quite civilized. Frankly, she'd not hurting anyone and is effective at getting publicity as evidenced here.
"Doctorted", Gee, I'm glad your neither angry nor cruel.
Loved the "moonbat media whore, selfish and suffering from a severe case of Bush Derangement syndrome". My guess: you think that of anyone who disagrees with your Great Leader...