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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by seventytwo on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:11AM (#25667504)
I wonder why there wasn’t more security given this protest was known, and literally all of congress was in session.
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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by bublyboi on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:34AM (#25667618)
Didn’t the mayor of DC literally request that the feds NOT provide federal agents due to experiences with the BLM protests? She probably saved many lives with that decision. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532739-bowser-to...
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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by wtallis on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:23AM (#25667878)
The mayor of DC oversees the police force that's responsible for policing off the Capitol grounds, in the rest of DC that's not federal land. They're not the ones who would be asking for reinforcements to help secure the Capitol, they're one of the potential sources of reinforcements for the agency that is responsible for protecting the Capitol.

The mayor's request was basically that the Feds not unilaterally start escalating and militarizing police efforts in her jurisdiction without her involvement. In hindsight, that does seem to have been the correct strategy for her police department, because all the violence seems to have been concentrated within the jurisdiction of a different police department.

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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by matham on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:41AM (#25667654)
Sure, but there's a difference between coming with riot gear and attacking protestors, and posting 10 cops to guard all of congress and then have them walk away when protestors show up leaving the doors wide open.

They could have easily guarded the building itself. Close the doors and post 30 guards at each entrance?

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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by colejohnson66 on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:42AM (#25667657)
Interestingly, everything I read today said that they did request assistance. A day or two ago. It just took until the events unfolded for anything to happen. A very quick Google search turned up: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/urging-calm-dc-may...
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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by PeterisP on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:36PM (#25676107)
On the other hand, council of DC asserts that they requested DC national guard support for this event but were denied - https://twitter.com/councilofdc/status/1346918966707499008
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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by powersnail on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:33AM (#25667934)
They could have guarded the building, though, even if they don't want the agents to engage outside of the building. Guarding the entrance should be feasible. If it isn't, Congress should not have meetings there.
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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by tolbish on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:26AM (#25667582)
Based on today's event, why would you think that they wanted to stop these rioters? Security was taking selfies with them.
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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by bostik on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:21AM (#25668202)
Not just that.

Based on the reports, some of the rioters were carrying blue lives matter flags. I would say it's pretty obvious there were shared sympathies between the mob and those protecting the Capitol.

Being overrun by attackers is one thing. Ignoring them would be dereliction of duty. But assisting and siding with them? I don't even know what you'd call that anymore.

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