[Marxism] Re: Cindy Sheehan

["Steffie Brooks" <steffie.brooks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tracking down Cindy Sheehan -- a tough job for tough cops, lol!

/sb

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Aug. 31, 2006, 6:11AM
Sheehan tracked down for unpaid traffic ticket


Associated Press

CRAWFORD --  Police tracked down war protester Cindy Sheehan at a
vigil near President Bush's ranch for failing to pay a traffic ticket.

Officers from the Waco suburb of Woodway went to a roadblock near the
ranch Tuesday night where Sheehan and other war protesters had
gathered, said Sheehan's spokeswoman Tiffany Burns.


A Woodway police spokeswoman said the officers told Sheehan there were
two outstanding warrants for her arrest, one for an unpaid traffic
ticket and the other for failure to appear in court. Sheehan was
allowed to follow the officers to the station in her own vehicle,
police said.

Burns said Sheehan paid the ticket and other fines totaling $400 and
left. She was not handcuffed, fingerprinted or booked, Burns said.

In July, Sheehan was pulled over and cited for following too closely
and later for failure to appear in court over the ticket, police said.

Burns said Sheehan had made arrangements weeks ago to pay the ticket
but that it was forgotten because of other concerns, including
Sheehan's hospitalization and hysterectomy surgery.

This weekend Sheehan plans to end the summer war protest camp she set
up earlier this month on her recently purchased 5-acre lot near
downtown Crawford.

She first arrived in Crawford last summer, camping in ditches close to
the ranch and refusing to leave until Bush talked to her about the war
that claimed the life of her oldest son Casey. Her 26-day vigil drew
thousands but also spurred counter protests of Bush supporters who
said she was hurting troop morale.

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