Who Was the Mom Who Paralyzed D.C. For a Day?
There is much more to this story. I could point out that police and S.W.A.T. teams around the nation are becoming increasingly violent, and more and more innocent people are being "accidentally" killed by cops.
But there is more that is suspicious. Miriam was part of Al Sharpton's National Action Network, and Miriam's sister Valerie, has concerns about that connection and her sisters death.
More here: CAPITOL HILL EYEWITNESS: 'When the Child Was Pulled From Car, Gunshots Really Let Loose'
Capitol Hill Shooting: Is Miriam Carey Just The Latest Victim Of Obama's "Dead Pool"
WND
Under crystal-clear skies on a warm autumn day, suburban
mother Miriam Carey left her home in Stamford, Conn., to drive 270 miles to
Washington, D.C., on a trip from which she would never return.
To this day, no one really knows why she was gunned-down by
federal officers in the shadow of the Capitol dome.
The 34-year-old dental hygienist had her beloved infant
daughter buckled into the back seat of her black Nissan Infiniti on Oct. 3,
2013, when she apparently made a wrong turn and suddenly found herself at a
security checkpoint at the White House.
The media mistakenly reported that Carey rammed a barrier or
a gate, but the initial police report mentions only that she tried to make a
U-turn.
No one knows for sure, because, as WND
has repeatedly reported, authorities have refused to release all
surveillance video of the incident, and still have not even released the
official investigation.
Carey’s family believes she panicked when officers drew
their guns, causing her to flee the scene and lead police on a wild car chase
that paralyzed the nation’s capital and captured the world’s attention, as
local, national and international media breathlessly followed the unfolding
drama.
The pivotal moment occurred at the Garfield Monument traffic
circle, just south of the Capitol, where Carey brought her car to a stop but
U.S. Capitol police officers and uniformed Secret Service agents inexplicably
failed to use their squad cars to surround her and bring the chase to an end.
Instead, about a half-dozen officers on foot surrounded her
with their guns drawn. Carey apparently panicked again and drove off through an
opening between the officers. But the police then violated what is standard
procedure for most major police departments and fired upon her in a crowded
public space.
Police said Carey was mortally wounded by those shots.
Although she had the strength to drive away, the chase would come to an end a
few blocks away when her car careened out of control at a guard shack, about
one block from the Capitol. Officers removed Carey’s child from her car,
unhurt. Carey was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The media initially reported police suspected Carey to be a
terrorist threat. That turned out to be untrue. Then the media reported she was
mentally unstable. When that also turned out to be untrue, the media had run
out of pat answers and lost interest, never bothering to really ask why the
incident happened and investigate the background of Miriam Carey.
Legal and civil liberties experts told
WND they have a word for what happened to her: Murder.
In an exclusive interview with WND, Miriam Carey’s sister,
Valarie, a retired New York City police sergeant, spoke candidly and movingly
about the sister she knew.
Her attorney, Eric Sanders, also a former NYPD officer,
accompanied her. Tired of waiting for an official explanation of what happened,
Sanders informed WND on Jan. 31, that the Carey family has filed a $75
million lawsuit against the U.S. government. As WND
has also reported, the mainstream media has ignored the lawsuit, too.
Miriam the person
“Miriam loved life, and she loved her family. She was a very loving and caring person. But she was also very goal-oriented and optimistic,” Valarie reflected somberly, while walking the chase route on a clear but chilly winter’s day.
Miriam’s daughter was the apple of her eye, said the
mournful sister, adding, “It was a blessing to have a new niece, and Miriam was
really happy to be a new mother.”
With a broad smile, Valarie described her sister as having a
zest for life and learning, a passion for travel and a love of family and
friends.
Pausing to fight back the tears, the soft-spoken sister
said, “It just hurts to know that she will not be able to continue her
journey.”
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| Miriam, Valarie and Amy Carey |
When asked if there was ever any sibling rivalry, Valarie
smiled and even laughed.
“Yes, we were sisters. You know, your little sister is
wearing your clothes sometimes. Then there were the academics, you know, things
like that,” said the big sister, calling Miriam an excellent student.
Valarie could never imagine any reason a police department
could have suspected Miriam of any criminal activity.
“My sister was not a criminal. My sister was a law-abiding
citizen and she didn’t commit any crimes while she was in the District of
Columbia,” insisted the former police sergeant.
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| Amy, Valarie and Miriam Carey |
As for the media’s speculation on Miriam’s mental state,
Sanders said, “We don’t know of any history of mental illness or drug use, and
there’s no objective data to support the idea that there was any mental
condition. What it boils down to is that you have a young woman in the District
of Columbia and she was killed. That’s the only thing we know.”
Sanders said none of that speculation was even relevant and
that the only thing that mattered was that “police were not justified in
discharging their weapons. So, for us it’s a non-issue.”
He had met Miriam a few years ago and described her to WND
as vivacious and upbeat, adding, “She was someone you would trust your life.
That’s why they’re so confused about what happened here. No one knows.”
Relishing a chance to laugh while remembering her sister, Valarie chuckled at the memory of being “the patient” when Miriam was training to become a dental hygienist.
Valarie bragged about her sister’s skills, stating she even trusted her sister enough to be a real patient.
“I had confidence in her. I knew that she was going to be able to handle the tasks, and I was more than happy to assist her in obtaining her goals,” Valarie said.
She said Miriam’s dreams fit closely with the profile of the Carey family as people who take pride and pleasure in helping others.
“With me being a civil servant and my other sister, Amy, being a registered nurse and my mother also in the health profession … that’s something I think we kind of got from our mom,” Valarie said.
Valarie remembers long conversations with her sister, and she marveled at Miriam’s knowledge on such a wide variety of interests.
“We talked about so many different things, like fashion. My sister was very stylish. And she just enjoyed life, and just her activities. We talked about what we were going to do on the weekends, getting together,” Valarie said.
Miriam also had a talent for making people feel good and for enjoying their company.
“She was good at bringing together friends and family. She was good at making people laugh. She was good at debating different topics and really good at keeping family relationships active and positive. She was a bridge to bring people together,” Valarie said with pride.
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| Carey sisters celebrate mother's 60th birthday |
Where’s the outrage?
Sanders wondered aloud about the lack of outrage over the
death of someone so normal, she easily could have been anyone’s relative or
neighbor.
“She was a law-abiding citizen, so it’s unfortunate there
aren’t more people who are upset about this because Miriam could be anyone. She
was a sister and a daughter. She was a mother. She could be anyone and that’s
why this issue should be on everyone’s mind. This could have been your sister,
your daughter. Everyone makes mistakes, but she didn’t have to die,” Sanders
said.
The attorney believes the initial media coverage is one
reason there is so little public interest.
“I think what happened is that first she was portrayed as a
woman with a gun. That was inaccurate. Then it was a crazy person driving
around. Of course, we don’t value crazy people in this world. So we can discard
them. She didn’t mean anything, and that’s how it’s been portrayed so far,”
Sanders said.
Sanders zeroes on the silence from the White House over this
issue.
“The president didn’t even comment on it. We’re not asking
him to make any particular comment like it’s unjustified. But at least state
that there was a U. S. citizen who was killed in the capital. I think that’s
something that should garner some attention,” Sanders said.
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