Ask HN: How bad is it that rioters had physical access to Congress computers?

Re:Ask HN: How bad is it that rioters had physical access to... by nailer on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:00PM (#25673596)

These protestors believe that the Democrats stole the election.

> At best they are protesting against something that did not happen.

That's true, but the last round of protestors were protesting that:

- the police unfairly target black people, which is statistically untrue - white Americans who encounter the police are more likely to die, according to the FBI statistics.

- Donald Trump colluded with Russia to steal the election in 2016, which was investigated with the result of nobody in the being charged with colluding with Russia.

> This is just a mob, wound up

Yes. Why are some mobs OK though? Why are some conspiracy theories OK? Why is some winding up acceptable?

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Re:Ask HN: How bad is it that rioters had physical access to... by yesenadam on Sunday January 10, 2021 @08:15AM (#25714374)

> white Americans who encounter the police are more likely to die, according to the FBI statistics.

I'm not an expert, but that sounds unlikely. Do you have a good source for that? Hopefully not that meme bar chart that came up when I tried to find a source.

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