Sheehan Arrested During Anti-War Protest

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Sheehan Arrested During Anti-War Protest By JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press Writer

2 hours, 8 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Cindy Sheehan, the California woman who has used her son's death in Iraq to spur the anti-war movement, was arrested Monday while protesting outside the White House.

Sheehan and several dozen other protesters sat down on the sidewalk after marching along the pedestrian walkway on Pennsylvania Avenue. Police warned them three times that they were breaking the law by failing to move along, then began making arrests.

Sheehan, 48, was the first taken into custody. She stood up and was led to a police vehicle while protesters chanted, "The whole world is watching."

Sheehan's 24-year-old son, Casey, was killed in an ambush in Sadr City, Iraq, last year. She attracted worldwide attention last month with her 26-day vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch.

Sheehan was among several hundred demonstrators who marched around the White House on Monday and then stopped in front and began singing and chanting "Stop the war now!"

The demonstration is part of a broader anti-war effort on Capitol Hill organized by United for Peace and Justice, an umbrella group. Representatives from anti-war groups were meeting Monday with members of Congress to urge them to work to end the war and bring home the troops.

The protest following a massive demonstration Saturday on the National Mall that drew a crowd of 100,000 or more, the largest such gathering in the capital since the war began in March 2003.

On Sunday, a rally supporting the war drew roughly 500 participants. Speakers included veterans of World War II and the war in Iraq, as well as family members of soldiers killed in Iraq.

"I would like to say to Cindy Sheehan and her supporters don't be a group of unthinking lemmings. It's not pretty," said Mitzy Kenny of Ridgeley, W.Va., whose husband died in Iraq last year. The anti-war demonstrations "can affect the war in a really negative way. It gives the enemy hope."

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[Constant]

What was she charged with?

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Being obnoxious! Seriously I am not too sure.

[Constant]

Knowing her and her protesters, they were being obnoxious and were asked to leave and made a big fuss over it.

[Constant]

being obnoxious is not a criminal offense.

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Do you think I am stupid or something? I know that. I cannot stand her so i think she is obnoxious and I don't feel sorry that she and her followers got arrested. Maybe it will smarten her up.

[Trust & Obey]

What was she charged with?

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I think she was charged with "not moving along," according to the article.

In the US we "taxpayers" are only allowed to use sidewalks in approved ways. Standing still for too long constitutes an infraction of the allowable use of sidewalks.

[Trinity]

being obnoxious is not a criminal offense.

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It is a against the law to loiter by the white house.

Sheehan was among several hundred demonstrators who marched around the White House on Monday and "then stopped"

That is loitering, the cops even said it was loitering

Police warned them three times that they were breaking the law by failing to move along

See

[Matthitjah]

Grace to you,

Being a MD resident and living close to D.C. I know that because of Terrorism. You are not allowed to assemble in front of the White House anymore.

Sheehan and her group purposely assembled there for the Photo Op. Even after being told to move on repeatedly by the Secret Service.

Peace,

Dave

[Constant]

I know it isn't personal. I was just asking you if you thought I was stupid.

[Trinity]

Grace to you,

Being a MD resident and living close to D.C. I know that because of Terrorism. You are not allowed to assemble in front of the White House anymore.

Sheehan and her group purposely assembled there for the Photo Op. Even after being told to move on repeatedly by the Secret Service.

Peace,

Dave

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Exatly what i said! to a "T." See us 2 from the North know these things!

[Trinity]

"Not Moving Along"

What is the law that says how long we can stay in one place?

If I go window shopping, how long am I allowed to stand on the sidewalk in front of a dispay window before I can be arrested?

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They were purposely causing dissorder!