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The protesters left peacefully after a few hours. The senate isn't holy ground, nor are the people inside it divine. They work for us, after all. All things co

by ng12 6y ago

The protesters left peacefully after a few hours. The senate isn't holy ground, nor are the people inside it divine. They work for us, after all. All things considered the events left me pretty unscathed.

arolihas 6y ago
4 people died.
- vladTheInhaler 6y ago
  Five, actually. Officer Brian Sicknick died as a result of wounds suffered during the conflict [1]. Details beyond that are still hard to find. This after Giuliani demanded "trial by combat" from the gathered mob. Hard to believe he will face justice though, given that Trump plans to pardon everybody and their mother. [1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/08/capitol-police-officer-brian-sicknick-dies-riot-what-to-know/6593692002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/08/capito...
  - arolihas 6y ago
    Thanks I didn’t hear about that
- ng12 6y ago
  An unarmed protester was gunned down by police.
  - dragontamer 6y ago
    And yet, the mob continued to attack for another hour or two, while the DoD refused to send troops to help out.
    - pfdietz 6y ago
      I have to wonder if Trump intended the DOD to send in troops and use those troops to shut down the certification, and they refused.
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camel_Snake 6y ago
incompetence does not overwrite intent. They were gathered there and committed political violence for a specific reason - to halt the peaceful transfer of power to the next administration. And they left after a lockdown was already in-force and they were removed from the premises by force.
- arolihas 6y ago
  It left him unscathed though, so it’s fine.
- ng12 6y ago
  What was the intent? Do you know or are you assuming? I think if their goal was to actually take control of the capitol things would have gone much differently. I find it hard to believe this was anything but a protest.
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The protesters left peacefully after a few hours. The senate isn't holy ground, nor are the people inside it divine. They work for us, after all. All things co

by ng12 6y ago

arolihas 6y ago
4 people died.
- vladTheInhaler 6y ago
  Five, actually. Officer Brian Sicknick died as a result of wounds suffered during the conflict [1]. Details beyond that are still hard to find. This after Giuliani demanded "trial by combat" from the gathered mob. Hard to believe he will face justice though, given that Trump plans to pardon everybody and their mother. [1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/08/capitol-police-officer-brian-sicknick-dies-riot-what-to-know/6593692002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/08/capito...
  - arolihas 6y ago
    Thanks I didn’t hear about that
- ng12 6y ago
  An unarmed protester was gunned down by police.
  - dragontamer 6y ago
    And yet, the mob continued to attack for another hour or two, while the DoD refused to send troops to help out.
    - pfdietz 6y ago
      I have to wonder if Trump intended the DOD to send in troops and use those troops to shut down the certification, and they refused.
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camel_Snake 6y ago
incompetence does not overwrite intent. They were gathered there and committed political violence for a specific reason - to halt the peaceful transfer of power to the next administration. And they left after a lockdown was already in-force and they were removed from the premises by force.
- arolihas 6y ago
  It left him unscathed though, so it’s fine.
- ng12 6y ago
  What was the intent? Do you know or are you assuming? I think if their goal was to actually take control of the capitol things would have gone much differently. I find it hard to believe this was anything but a protest.
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