Mother Sheehan Goes to Jail
Charles Johnson
Mon Sep 26, 2005 at 10:58 am PDT • Views: 341
Sheehan Arrested During Anti-War Protest.
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 was the first taken into custody. She stood up and was led to a police vehicle while protesters chanted, “The whole world is watching.”
UPDATE at 9/26/05 11:10:23 am:
Getty Images has pictures of Sheehan earlier today before the arrest, showing the huge throng surrounding her.
The huge throng of media, that is.
Frank says: