Congressman arrested at Washington immigration rally

[DearAbby]

Congressman arrested at Washington immigration rally
Posted: May 1st, 2010 04:29 PM ET


(CNN) - Police arrested Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez at an immigration rally outside the White House on Saturday.

Gutierrez, a Democrat, was among a group of protesters arrested by police in front of the White House.

The protesters wore T-shirts that read, "ARREST ME NOT MY FAMILY" and "ARREST ME NOT MY FRIENDS."
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/01/congressman-arrested-at-washington-immigration-rally/?fbid=DmzAqkhkQcK

[IndianaJoe]

1. He was brownish and the cops had "reasonable suspicion"

to believe that he was illegal (sarcasm)

[Mz Pip]

2. But they don't arrest

Teabaggers with guns. :eyes:

[EFerrari]

3. K&R

[Generic Other]

4. just plain ridiculous!

What did he scare a DC cop? Like Cynthia McKinney?

[Bitwit1234]

5. Howe come the break the speed record arresting

Democrats and democratic supporters and look the other way with the tea bags and radical republicans show up threatening people and waving their guns. Don't understand that one does any of you.

[BlueDemKev]

9. Good Question

When conservatives march and scream their heads off, it's an uprising of people, but when progressives do it, it's anarchism and someone goes to jail.

[Joanne98]

6. And he didn't even have a death threat sign! I am getting soooo

sick of the fucking cops thinking that arresting Dems is acceptable when they let conservatives do ANYTHING THEY FUCKING WANT!

They better STOP arresting us and start arresting them or they GOING TO GET FIRED SOMEDAY!

[chill_wind]

7. We have names for these kinds of police actions

when they happen in other countries not our own.

[DearAbby]

8. A fighting American who happens to be Democrat

Fighting for our constitutional rights, a true patriot!

Fascist pigs, they allow idiots with the IQ of a brain tumor to protest, spitting and shouting racial slurs.

[Kadie]

10. Here are pictures -

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill. , center, holding a small American flag, participates in an act of civil disobedience along with other protesters during a May Day immigration reform rally by the White House in Washington, on Saturday, May 1, 2010. The congressman and the protesters were later arrested.


Rep. Luis Guitierrez, D-Ill. , right, participates in an act of civil disobedience along with other protesters during a May Day immigration reform rally by the White House in Washington, on Saturday, May 1, 2010. The congressman and the protesters were later arrested.


U.S. Rep. Luis Guitierrez, D-Ill. , right, is arrested while participating in an act of civil disobedience along with other protesters during a May Day immigration reform rally by the White House in Washington, on Saturday, May 1, 2010.


Rep. Luis Guitierrez, D-Ill. , left, is arrested while participating in an act of civil disobedience along with other protesters during a May Day immigration reform rally by the White House in Washington, on Saturday, May 1, 2010.


U.S. Rep, Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) is arrested outside of the White House during an Immigration reform rally in Washington, May 1, 2010. Angered by Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants, Hispanic protesters took to the streets on Saturday to denounce the new law and call on Washington to act urgently on immigration reform at May Day rallies across the United States.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

11. Damn immigrant congress people!

Where's his birth certificate???11!!

[glowing]

12. It seems he willingly did this and knew arrest was likely.. and doesn't care.

Wish more congress could actually take a stand like this and believe it enough to be arrested for it... or at least do their job and enact law that is fair... Getting rid of horrible trade practices would be a really novel way to start... End the Draconian drug laws which is only breeding violence... and start treating ALL people no matter where or what they look like as equals. Start seeing people as people and not objects.

[hobbit709]

13. If I lived in his district, he certainly would get my vote.