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Some were armed. A couple were arrested for weapons possesion. They also had pipe bombs and moltov cocktails... at least one of them did.

@Mercury33

I saw someone else make that comparison too... I think it was Chris Cuomo on CNN.

One last comment on the woman getting shot... let's not view this in a vacuum. Those Cops guarding that door were LITERALLY the last line of defense between that Mob and getting to Congress Members. All of the other tactics discussed in @Brick's lengthy post (Baton, Pepper Spray, etc.) had been deployed and FAILED at that point. The Rioters had beaten several cops, KILLING one and non-lethal force was STILL being deployed. Again... it's a wonder, and a egregious security failure to be honest, that shots had NOT been fired when we know Cops have deployed lethal force in FAR less serious situations and justifiable encounters. To question whther or not THIS shooting was justified strains credulity.

The hills some folks choose to die on on this board...

And @Brick don't think I'm particularly upset with you or think you're a bad person. I've called out friends of mine that I known for decades and think of as brothers like this too. It's a bad take... you may not be fully aware of it but it is and it does nothing but muddy the waters. There was clear right and wrong here. This woman getting shot was not wrong. It was sad and her blood is on Trump's andd his enablers hands too... but that Cop that shot her was doing his duty and I say that without a hint of irony. Again... MY DAD WAS A COP... as critical as I am of them. So was my Grandmother.

Ok if we're having an "honest discussion" then let's not ignore the overwhelming majority of unarmed shootings that happen in this country with police and pretend its NOT an issue of race. Let's also not pretend that this is an ENTIRELY different circumstance than most of those shootings. This woman was shot as she was breaking into the inner chamber of Congress with an angry mob behind her and you are really playing a slightly veiled version of "whataboutism" here? THAT'S what I'm calling you out on.

They saved a bunch of Congress people that's for damn sure...

You didn't have to.

If anything, these Cops showed TOO much restraint... I wonder why

Yup. It was OBVIOUS there was some collusion going on... the rioters themeslves were SAYING it as it happened that there were at least some police who were on their side. It was clear to anybody who was watching that those Rioters couldn't have gotten as far as they did without being "let in" This ain't that man... Did you WATCH the video? We're talking about the Capitol of the country where the three people next in line after the President were and were being TARGETED by an angry mob and you are really trying to equivocate with a black person getting shot for holding a sandwich? You don't think that cop shooting from behind a barricade that was about to be broken down firing his gun wasn't a last resort? Let me ask you this, How many Violent Rioters were shot and killed that day? I'll wait.

Rep: Two Capitol police officers suspended for roles during riot WWW.THEDENVERCHANNEL.COM Rep. Ryan said that one of the officers suspended was seen taking a selfie with protesters, another was seen putting on a “Make America Great Again” hat, which is President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan.

Ummm she was BREAKING INTO THE CAPITAL DURING AN INSURRECTION. She was LITERALLY breaking down the door and ignored a bunch of warnings to stop. IMAGINE if those protestors were doing the same thing but were BLACK. It would have been a goddamned massacre.

Two Captiol Hill Police Officers have been suspended for possibly aiding in the insurrection and a third may have been ARRESTED.

Administration is doing its best to sabotage Biden on the way out

I've been working on a fictional script about something like this happening and even I didn't see it going this far... or stupidly. My script seems downright quaint now.

I don't know if nationalization is the answer but holding these companies to SOME kind of standard that hits them in the pocket would do the trick QUICKLY.

A number one or number two is the question.

We broke up the phone companies back in the day and they had nowhere NEAR the amount of power and control over people that these fucked up tech bros have now.

It's time to regulate these social media companies and hold them to similar standards as broadcast companies. They are directly responsible for the misinformation and radicalization of MILLIONS of people around the world and clearly can't police themselves.

Congress member voted to overturn Biden win out of fear after riots, Rep. Peter Meijer says WWW.NEWSWEEK.COM Michigan lawmaker said his colleague voted against the results after being "profoundly shaken" by the violent attack on the Capitol.

Part of it is a fear of another Oklahoma city bombing. Some in the national security community saw that as a direct result of Ruby Ridge and Waco. They also saw those incidents as being part of the rise of far right extremism in the 90's. I'd say its more complex than that but Oklahoma shook a lot of people in Government. Also there's no way McVeigh acted alone.

For all those who said that this insurection "Isn't us". On GPS: Precedents for the attack on the Capitol - CNN Video WWW.CNN.COM Preeminent historian Eric Foner tells Fareed about moments in America's history that serve as antecedents to the storming of the U.S. Capitol. This has happened before... and WORSE. Black Americans had more political power after the Civil War. Until armed White folks in the South took it back.

He already did Newsom appoints Alex Padilla to fill Harris' Senate seat WWW.POLITICO.COM Newsom faced pressure to appoint a Latino from groups like the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

The only problem is the longer it takes for them to do it, the less likely they are to do it. This fat orange piece of shit needs to be held accountable PERIOD. This so called "Law and Order" President has NOT mentioned the Officer his supporters killed ONCE.