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I’m sorry I am extremely concerned that you’re right, that the police did let them in, but how do you know they were not instructed to fall back? There is at le

I’m sorry I am extremely concerned that you’re right, that the police did let them in, but how do you know they were not instructed to fall back? There is at least one account, from a journalist, linked in this thread, that suggests they were about to be overwhelmed and therefore were tactically abandoning the post. And God willing there will be investigations (see Karen Bass’, Claire Mckaskill’ tweets), but shouldn’t we wait for those before we proclaim the police guilty here? By all accounts they were woefully outnumbered at the barriers, the chief resigned under pressure already for the clusterfuck he oversaw and so let’s hope more heads roll if they did wrong, but let’s not say people are spreading lies when we don’t have the full picture. Doesn’t make “us” any better than the obviously-lacking-the-full-picture rioters and insurrectionists when we do that.

kumarvvr 6y ago
You are right. It is entirely possible that they were instructed to fall back and re-group at a location where they can control the crowd better. But, that needs an investigation. However, emotions are high because there is an obvious difference between treatment of BLM protesters and those who rioted yesterday. Is it because of orders or individual decisions? The original poster tried to shift the blame from the police as an entity / institution, to individuals taking decisions. That is an obvious tactic of trying to cover-up the complicity of the institution. Happens always. edit : Another video showing a police officer guiding rioters into the areas. https://v.redd.it/tl6j5jo2lz961 https://v.redd.it/tl6j5jo2lz961
- jonnycomputer 6y ago
  First, the video you post does not "clearly show" that the police were letting protesters in. Second, even if in some instances police were letting protesters through, why they were letting them through is a question that must be answered. The most pressing question, from the perspective of the interested public, is whether there were standing orders to let them do so or that there was some kind of conspiracy among the officers to disobey orders in order to do so. So, do you see the disconnect? you have some (dubious) evidence that some group of police officers let people approach the capitol building, and on the other you have an accusation that the Capitol Police Department took the side of Trump and made a decision to endanger the lives of Congress. This is not covering up the complicity of an institution. Neither is it shifting blame, because blame hasn't yet been assigned. It is simply a requirement that accusations be backed up by evidence. I think it is fairly obvious that wrt BLM, the police officers responded the way they did because they the protests were directed at them. BLM threatens police legitimacy, police power, and demanded that those same police be held accountable for the wrongs they commit. Explanation is not justification.
- jonnycomputer 6y ago
  A second point. Here you acknowledge that an alternative explanation for the evidence you have seen is plausible, and recognize the need for investigation, but that is not what you said to me. Why not?
  - kumarvvr 6y ago
    >The meme here that they just let them in doesn't reflect what can be clearly seen in the video footage Because you have chosen to take a tunnel vision and look at some videos to declare the possibility of police being complicit just a "meme" You fight fire with fire. If you choose one video to "prove" they are not complicit, I choose another video proving my point. But if someone has a broader view that includes possibilities and probabilities, I speak their language. Why? Because I feel the only way to talk to a person with a set point of view is to outright refute them with evidence or ignore them entirely. No use of trying to show the whole picture.
    - jonnycomputer 6y ago
      I don't have a set point of view. You don't even know me. I am guilty, however, of writing poorly. I said that it was a meme, and that the evidence in video footage does not unambiguously substantiate the meme. I didn't deny the possibility of the police being complicit. A few confusing videos of a few officers acting in ways that I don't understand in stressful situations (in a police department with over 2000), or the speculation of (so-called) experts that it might have been, just is insufficient for me to accuse that police department of participating in a coup. In fact, I am urgently concerned that there was a conspiracy by the police department to commit insurrection. I am desperately afraid that it was a coordinated coup. Trump's reticence to provide National Guard support, and the fact that Pence actually gave the order, is very troubling. But I'm not gonna believe catchy easy narratives that push all the buttons. That's how millions of Trumpers got to believing that the election was stolen in the first place.
      - kumarvvr 6y ago
        Well, Ok then.

kumarvvr 6y ago

You are right. It is entirely possible that they were instructed to fall back and re-group at a location where they can control the crowd better. But, that needs an investigation. However, emotions are high because there is an obvious difference between treatment of BLM protesters and those who rioted yesterday. Is it because of orders or individual decisions? The original poster tried to shift the blame from the police as an entity / institution, to individuals taking decisions. That is an obvious tactic of trying to cover-up the complicity of the institution. Happens always. edit : Another video showing a police officer guiding rioters into the areas. https://v.redd.it/tl6j5jo2lz961 https://v.redd.it/tl6j5jo2lz961

jonnycomputer 6y ago
First, the video you post does not "clearly show" that the police were letting protesters in. Second, even if in some instances police were letting protesters through, why they were letting them through is a question that must be answered. The most pressing question, from the perspective of the interested public, is whether there were standing orders to let them do so or that there was some kind of conspiracy among the officers to disobey orders in order to do so. So, do you see the disconnect? you have some (dubious) evidence that some group of police officers let people approach the capitol building, and on the other you have an accusation that the Capitol Police Department took the side of Trump and made a decision to endanger the lives of Congress. This is not covering up the complicity of an institution. Neither is it shifting blame, because blame hasn't yet been assigned. It is simply a requirement that accusations be backed up by evidence. I think it is fairly obvious that wrt BLM, the police officers responded the way they did because they the protests were directed at them. BLM threatens police legitimacy, police power, and demanded that those same police be held accountable for the wrongs they commit. Explanation is not justification.
jonnycomputer 6y ago
A second point. Here you acknowledge that an alternative explanation for the evidence you have seen is plausible, and recognize the need for investigation, but that is not what you said to me. Why not?
- kumarvvr 6y ago
  >The meme here that they just let them in doesn't reflect what can be clearly seen in the video footage Because you have chosen to take a tunnel vision and look at some videos to declare the possibility of police being complicit just a "meme" You fight fire with fire. If you choose one video to "prove" they are not complicit, I choose another video proving my point. But if someone has a broader view that includes possibilities and probabilities, I speak their language. Why? Because I feel the only way to talk to a person with a set point of view is to outright refute them with evidence or ignore them entirely. No use of trying to show the whole picture.
  - jonnycomputer 6y ago
    I don't have a set point of view. You don't even know me. I am guilty, however, of writing poorly. I said that it was a meme, and that the evidence in video footage does not unambiguously substantiate the meme. I didn't deny the possibility of the police being complicit. A few confusing videos of a few officers acting in ways that I don't understand in stressful situations (in a police department with over 2000), or the speculation of (so-called) experts that it might have been, just is insufficient for me to accuse that police department of participating in a coup. In fact, I am urgently concerned that there was a conspiracy by the police department to commit insurrection. I am desperately afraid that it was a coordinated coup. Trump's reticence to provide National Guard support, and the fact that Pence actually gave the order, is very troubling. But I'm not gonna believe catchy easy narratives that push all the buttons. That's how millions of Trumpers got to believing that the election was stolen in the first place.
    - kumarvvr 6y ago
      Well, Ok then.