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All the comments talking about how the Capitol Police didn’t have any choice but to let the protestors in, the bigger question is why weren’t they reinforced wi

All the comments talking about how the Capitol Police didn’t have any choice but to let the protestors in, the bigger question is why weren’t they reinforced with National Guardsmen, who were apparently ready and prepared for exactly this situation ahead of time. Linked article from four days ago. [1] 1. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/dc-national-guard-activated-ahead-protests/story https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/dc-national-guard-activa...

markdown 6y ago
The Mayor didn't foresee that it would be this bad, and didn't want an escalation. She declined help from the National Guard. So the cops were stretched thin, and some "fought" bravely to defend the Capitol, while others were sympathetic to the rioters and let them in, as can be seen clearly in multiple videos.
- pseudalopex 6y ago
  The mayor doesn't control the Capitol Police.
  - markdown 6y ago
    Did someone here say she did?
    - pseudalopex 6y ago
      They asked why the Capitol Police weren't reinforced by the National Guard. You replied the mayor declined help from the National Guard.
- mlyle 6y ago
  But what about that day? Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R): "I was actually on the phone with Leader Hoyer who was pleading with us to send the guard," Hogan said, The Post reported. "He was yelling across the room to Schumer and they were back and forth saying we do have the authorization and I'm saying, 'I'm telling you we do not have the authorization.'" As rioters smashed windows and forced lawmakers into hiding, the head of the Maryland National Guard was told he could not come to the aid of US Capitol police, per Hogan. Ninety minutes later, according to Hogan, the secretary of the Army, Ryan McCarthy, called him to request the deployment. Typically such calls come from the US Secretary of Defense. It was not the only apparent breach in the chain of command on Wednesday. The order to deploy the National Guard came not from the commander in chief, President Donald Trump, but rather Vice President Mike Pence, according to The New York Times. https://www.businessinsider.com/maryland-governor-repeatedly-tried-to-deploy-national-guard-in-dc-2021-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/maryland-governor-repeatedly...

markdown 6y ago

The Mayor didn't foresee that it would be this bad, and didn't want an escalation. She declined help from the National Guard. So the cops were stretched thin, and some "fought" bravely to defend the Capitol, while others were sympathetic to the rioters and let them in, as can be seen clearly in multiple videos.

pseudalopex 6y ago
The mayor doesn't control the Capitol Police.
- markdown 6y ago
  Did someone here say she did?
  - pseudalopex 6y ago
    They asked why the Capitol Police weren't reinforced by the National Guard. You replied the mayor declined help from the National Guard.
mlyle 6y ago
But what about that day? Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R): "I was actually on the phone with Leader Hoyer who was pleading with us to send the guard," Hogan said, The Post reported. "He was yelling across the room to Schumer and they were back and forth saying we do have the authorization and I'm saying, 'I'm telling you we do not have the authorization.'" As rioters smashed windows and forced lawmakers into hiding, the head of the Maryland National Guard was told he could not come to the aid of US Capitol police, per Hogan. Ninety minutes later, according to Hogan, the secretary of the Army, Ryan McCarthy, called him to request the deployment. Typically such calls come from the US Secretary of Defense. It was not the only apparent breach in the chain of command on Wednesday. The order to deploy the National Guard came not from the commander in chief, President Donald Trump, but rather Vice President Mike Pence, according to The New York Times. https://www.businessinsider.com/maryland-governor-repeatedly-tried-to-deploy-national-guard-in-dc-2021-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/maryland-governor-repeatedly...