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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by _trampeltier on Thursday January 07, 2021 @06:07AM (#25669688)
Even in Switzerland was a shooting some years ago (a man shot 15 people in the parlament of Zug). Things just can happen fast und just by surprise. For me it was more surprising how long it took to get more police force to the place, I mean, it can happen suddenly are a lot of people there, but it took hours for the police.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zug_massacre

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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by tsimionescu on Thursday January 07, 2021 @06:30AM (#25669841)
The context is wildly different. One deranged man with a gun on a completely normal day can easily surprise security and cause surprising harm.

A well known protest on a specific day, protesting a contentious issue, while all of the legislative branch is gathered together to confirm the results of the election, which the crowd believes was fraudulent, is an entirely different thing.

Not to mention, the crowd was allowed on the steps near the entrance with no opposition, with reports of policemen taking selfies and even opening a door. Had this happened with the shooter in Zug, would the policeman doing so have been investigated? Would his superiors?

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