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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by fallingknife on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:45PM (#29898473)
They only got that far because they were deemed (correctly) to be not a real threat and allowed in. The police could have mowed them down but they (rightly) decided it was better to just let it go and be embarrassed than to slaughter rioters in front of the capitol. Same goes for BLM rioters. I'd rather be in a country that allows a bit of chaos rather than using the full, deadly force of the state.
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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by beams_of_light on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:26PM (#29899113)
The insurrectionists at the Capitol killed and injured Capitol police officers. If Mike Pence had been complicit with their wishes not to certify the election, we'd be living in a dictatorship. It was a very serious and pivotal moment for the country.
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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by nradov on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @06:17PM (#29899849)
The insurrectionists at the Capitol assaulted several police officers but didn't kill any.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-government-and-politics-...

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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @06:12PM (#29899782)
If Mike Pence had been complicit, they wouldn't have needed the rioters. I agree that "it" was serious, but the "it" was Trump's attempt to not certify the results of the election, not so much the protest/demonstration/riot/incursion into the Capitol.

Mike Pence did what he was supposed to, under severe pressure to do otherwise. The country (especially the left) owes him a huge debt of gratitude.

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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by ryan93 on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:48PM (#29899482)
Yes it was a riot. No evidence any cops were killed
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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by MisterBastahrd on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:52PM (#29898581)
Sorry, but that's ridiculous. There's no scenario where a bunch of cops with pistols would have opened fire on a crowd that large. They would have been instantly overwhelmed.
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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by fallingknife on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:00PM (#29898686)
1. Cops in the US have a lot more than pistols. Assault rifles, flash bangs, tear gas, not quite tanks, f'ing helicopter gunships.

2. Live fire was way more than these guys bargained for. If they heard gunshots, even just pistol fire, and saw bodies dropping they would have scattered.

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