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mvd

(65,630 posts)
4. Oh boy, that sure does look like they let them into the Capitol
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 06:54 PM
Jan 2021

Looks awfully suspicious that some were involved with the planning.

WhiskeyGrinder

(24,802 posts)
7. Y'all, we've seen again and again how police enforce laws differently against different people.
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 07:00 PM
Jan 2021

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
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 07:04 PM
Jan 2021

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
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 07:05 PM
Jan 2021

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
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 07:01 PM
Jan 2021

connivance.

TomCADem

(17,821 posts)
10. The Problem Is That Many Republican Members of Congress Actively Supported the Insurrectionists
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 07:04 PM
Jan 2021

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.

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