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But did enter the Capitol building with hand held weapons, body armor, zip ties to subdue people, and were heard talking about locating members of Congress. Eno
by beams_of_light 5y ago
But did enter the Capitol building with hand held weapons, body armor, zip ties to subdue people, and were heard talking about locating members of Congress. Enough with the disingenuousness.
- twofornone 5y agoBut no guns. Why would they plan a violent insurrection/coup without guns? Moreover, the "handheld weapons" consisted largely of sticks and flagpoles, with some bearspray...you know, things you'd bring to a riot? And zipties were found on one or two participants. The only disingenuousness here is the attempt to manufacture an insurrection out of a riot.
- beams_of_light 5y agoSeveral of the insurrectionists did have guns. The protest began peacefully, and turned violent following Trump's speech, where he urged the crowd to "fight like hell". These people aren't normal like you and I. They are extremely impressionable and subject to radicalization. Listen to the Channel 5 interview with the QAnon Shaman on YouTube. Does that strike you as someone that is capable of functioning in civil society?
- danans 5y ago> Why would they plan a violent insurrection/coup without guns? To minimize the chances they got shot at by police (only 1 person was). They wanted to overturn the election, not die. But just in case they needed it, this group had an armed backup force waiting at a hotel in VA: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/quick-reaction-force-capitol-riot/2021/04/14/2021da66-9d39-11eb-8005-bffc3a39f6d3_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/quick-reac...
- ryan93 5y agoThe zip ties were dropped by cops accidentally. They weren’t brought in. Please don’t comment if you are ignorant of the facts.