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Don’t be silly! It was a peaceful tour of the capitol building that just happened to kill 2 officers and send 140 others to the hospital. And the cameras didn’t pick up the audio right…they weren’t chanting “Hang Mike Pence”, they were chanting “Hang with Mike Pence”. They just wanted to hang out with the guy during his cerimonial role in the process 😋 (/s)
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CorvusBlackthorne · 100+, M
@Jenna76
no officers died at the scene...in subsequent days two officers committed suicide and one died from a stroke.
Under federal law, if a citizen assaults another citizen or a law enforcement official, and the citizen or law enforcement official subsequently dies, a murder investigation is to be automatically opened. Were I to strike you with a lead pipe on the top of your head, and you died within a week from a stroke or aneurysm, I would be held on murder charges, and rightfully so.
Driver2 · M
@CorvusBlackthorne you mean
Like if someone shot you in the neck ?
Like if someone shot you in the neck ?
bijouxbroussard · F
Absolutely it was. And had it been leftists doing it, the GOP would be screaming for heads—and they know it.
monte3 · 70-79, M
Yes it was.
Penny · 46-50, F
i don tthink they were trying to prevent anything, merely expressing their concern
eta- i sthis about that thing that happeneded before lol?
eta- i sthis about that thing that happeneded before lol?
Jenna76 · 36-40, F
I believe to date there have been approx 15 people charged with seditious conspiracy, of course this could rise as the investigation continues.
Adrift · 61-69, F
Crowd mentality, someone does something to start the ball rolling that turns the gathering into a riot, not enough security . It isn't the first time this shit has happened.
Funny, I dont seem to hear anything more being said about CHOP.
Funny, I dont seem to hear anything more being said about CHOP.
Driver2 · M
Insurrection with not one weapon?
More like another fbi entrapment
More like another fbi entrapment
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ElwoodBlues · M
@Driver2 Actually, they did carry weapons.
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/19/977879589/yes-capitol-rioters-were-armed-here-are-the-weapons-prosecutors-say-they-used
But a review of the federal charges against the alleged rioters shows that they did come armed, and with a variety of weapons: stun guns, pepper spray, baseball bats and flagpoles wielded as clubs.
Richard Barnett was photographed sitting in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office with his feet up on a desk. Barnett, who self-identifies as a "white nationalist," was seen in that photo with what federal law enforcement later identified as a "ZAP Hike N Strike 950,000 Volt Stun Gun Walking Stick."
Federal prosecutors say that Christopher Michael Alberts of Maryland was arrested on Capitol grounds on the evening of Jan. 6 while carrying a Taurus G2c 9 mm handgun with one round in the chamber and a full 12-round magazine. He also allegedly had an extra magazine in his pocket and was carrying a gas mask, pocket knife and first-aid kit.
Lonnie Leroy Coffman of Alabama was also arrested that evening after law enforcement found two firearms on his person, as well as what a federal judge referred to as a "small armory" in his truck, which was parked near the Capitol. According to the court, the government found "a loaded handgun," "a loaded rifle," "a loaded shotgun," "a crossbow with bolts," "several machetes," "a stun gun" and "11 mason jars containing a flammable liquid, with a hole punched in the top of each jar." According to the government, surveillance footage showed him "in attendance at the events at the Capitol," though he has not been charged with breaching the building.
Lonnie Leroy Coffman of Alabama was also arrested that evening after law enforcement found two firearms on his person, as well as what a federal judge referred to as a "small armory" in his truck, which was parked near the Capitol. According to the court, the government found "a loaded handgun," "a loaded rifle," "a loaded shotgun," "a crossbow with bolts," "several machetes," "a stun gun" and "11 mason jars containing a flammable liquid, with a hole punched in the top of each jar." According to the government, surveillance footage showed him "in attendance at the events at the Capitol," though he has not been charged with breaching the building.
Self-declared Oath Keepers member Jon Ryan Schaffer, for example, allegedly sprayed Capitol Police with bear spray as he and others tried to press forward into the Capitol building. Robert Gieswein was armed with a baseball bat and an "irritant spray" and allegedly used both against police officers who had been assigned to protect the Capitol. He was charged with "assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon."
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/19/977879589/yes-capitol-rioters-were-armed-here-are-the-weapons-prosecutors-say-they-used
Roundandroundwego · 61-69
And yet Garland didn't press charges,. No secretary of state says the participants can not run for office.
In america, coup is okay.
In america, coup is okay.
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
Agree, how anyone doesn't agree is hard to understand.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
Yeah, but it was a loving crowd. Some fat slob said so.
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
I'd say "treason", but insurrection works, too.
Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M
Yes, yes it is. However, that’s the American way now.