Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach
by giarc on Thursday January 07, 2021 @11:18AM
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My issue (and I'm not even an American) is why wasn't a large police presence there from the start? The Proud Boys, Q groups etc made it very clear this was going to happen. People can claim they weren't being serious, it was all just chest pounding prior to Jan 6 but why weren't they prepared for the most obvious outcome?
I should point out that the photo going around showing the difference between the BLM response and the response to this mob is of the DC national guard, not Capitol Police. The DC national guard was not mobilized when the rioting started yesterday. Apparently it was requested but the DoD had not approved it. You can bet there will be some investigations there, and people involved will try to hide themselves in the bureaucracy and pointing fingers.
My bet is that, in a year or two, we'll see some serious reforms in this area. Probably an expedited procedure for mobilizing the DC National Guard, or Congress will be so angry they will demand an expansion of the Capitol Police force, since that force works directly for them.