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We can improve the security of the capitol without closing it off the public. Off the top of my head, such improvements might include: - Exterior doors that ca
by neartheplain 6y ago
We can improve the security of the capitol without closing it off the public. Off the top of my head, such improvements might include:
- Exterior doors that can't be rammed open with portable fences
- Interior doors with shatterproof glass windows
- Facade walls that don't function as ladders [0]
[0] https://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/photo-capitol-lockdown-trump-supporter-riot-dc-15850767.php https://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/photo-capito...
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoSmithsonian museums are federal property open to the public and they have better security.
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- monoideism 6y agoWe don't have to do any of this. We just need to have the same preparations that were (wisely) in place for the BLM protests in DC, to also be in place for any other major protest with the potential to go off. And then enacted if a threat arises. It takes a large number of people to pull off what they pulled of on Tuesday. And no need for tear gas unless and until an attack is mounted.
- vorpalhex 6y agoRegardless of who the protestors are, the moment it becomes more than a peaceful protest teargas is a pretty safe tool compared to everything else in the arsenal. "LTL" projectiles are really nasty and easily mis-used, tasers fairly consistently produce deaths on a segment of the population with heart defects, and baton fighting is basically open melee combat.
- monoideism 6y agoOh, I agree that it should be used once a riot is declared. I just think its use was probably a bit premature in DC over the summer, although I'd need to go back and review the footage myself to be sure. I can't trust the media to report incidents like this fairly anymore.