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Capitol Police Complicity? (Original Post)
FelineOverlord
Jan 2021
OP
Y'all, we've seen again and again how police enforce laws differently against different people.
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2021
#7
This was far worse. What if some of those Domestic Terrorists had guns and let loose within the
OnDoutside
Jan 2021
#9
With all the funds, resources, surveillance, and data they have, you really think this is lack
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2021
#11
Heads need to roll for this. At the very best, it was shoddy preparedness. At worst, it was
OnDoutside
Jan 2021
#8
badboy67
(460 posts)1. Co conspirators?
exboyfil
(18,222 posts)2. Fire the lot of them
and rehire the good ones.
rockfordfile
(8,732 posts)14. I agree
stillcool
(33,775 posts)3. part of the coup
mvd
(65,630 posts)4. Oh boy, that sure does look like they let them into the Capitol
Looks awfully suspicious that some were involved with the planning.
Squinch
(55,661 posts)5. Yes.
dhill926
(16,953 posts)6. yes...
WhiskeyGrinder
(24,802 posts)7. Y'all, we've seen again and again how police enforce laws differently against different people.
Maybe they need more funding and training!
OnDoutside
(20,818 posts)9. This was far worse. What if some of those Domestic Terrorists had guns and let loose within the
chamber or Capitol Building ? This was an outrageous lack of planning, and one can only reasonably conclude that there was coordination. The FBI need to be on this.
WhiskeyGrinder
(24,802 posts)11. With all the funds, resources, surveillance, and data they have, you really think this is lack
of planning?
OnDoutside
(20,818 posts)8. Heads need to roll for this. At the very best, it was shoddy preparedness. At worst, it was
connivance.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)12. That's what I think.
TomCADem
(17,821 posts)10. The Problem Is That Many Republican Members of Congress Actively Supported the Insurrectionists
You have 100 GOP House Members, Plus a Republican Majority in the Senate who are actively catering to the insurrectionists with the false claims of election fraud. The Capital Police are not going to crack down on folks who are being actively encouraged to create a scene by most Republican members of the Congress.
Gothmog
(162,891 posts)13. These police officers betrayed their oaths