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What the hell is defensive about zipties? That they wanted to bring weapons into the Capitol at all is damning enough. It's a place for debate, not violence.
by mcv 6y ago
What the hell is defensive about zipties?
That they wanted to bring weapons into the Capitol at all is damning enough. It's a place for debate, not violence.
- beerandt 6y agoIf you can't possess a defensive weapon capable of deterring/ detaining an attacker, if needed, for an extended period of time, until you are either able to escape, or until the police arrive... then zipties become a useful compliment to a taser (which is only able to disable an attacker temporarily).
- mcv 6y agoIf you are in a position to tie someone up, you're in a position to escape. There's no way it's a self-defense weapon. But even if it was, why would you need it in the Capitol? Sorry, but everything points to them planning to abduct the politicians they were searching for.
- koheripbal 6y agoI suppose you could make the argument that they could detain someone who's violent for the benefit of others in the crowd, but I agree that the implied intent of storming a building with politicians lends evidence to theory that they had the intention of taking hostages.