at least 2 Capitol police officers have been suspended per Tim Ryan

[octoberlib]

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At least two Capitol Police officers have been SUSPENDED, per
@RepTimRyan
, the House appropriator who oversees Capitol Police funding.

Of the two suspended officers, one took the now infamous selfie and the other wore a MAGA hat while directing rioters.

[lisa58]

1. Good - keep 'em coming

[demtenjeep]

2. good

I'm sure there will be more

[Baked Potato]

3. Should be fired, no benefits.

[Phoenix61]

4. The selfie I might be willing to give a pass on.

It was crazy. They were overwhelmed. It happened before he could really do anything... Not the MAGA hat. It was a massive red flag he was not in any way going to do his job. Not to mention the issue of being out of uniform.

[uponit7771]

8. no, if the people were black there wouldn't be a selfie

[Hav]

10. I agree with you but many won't

Once they were in and the cops were heavily outnumbered, all they could try was de-escalation. It was rather a case of allowing the photo.
On the other side, at the same time, other cops were fighting, some risking their lifes which makes taking photographs look really bad.

[BusyBeingBest]

11. They were not supposed to be in the building. They weren't tourists and they

weren't there for benign reasons. Posing with them for a lighthearted photo sent a very wrong signal of approval of what they were doing--and what they were doing was sedition and terrorism.

[Phoenix61]

12. The guy came up behind him and he turned towards

him and the guy snapped the selfie. It wasn’t exactly a posed photo. Should he have pushed him away? He was completely surrounded. People were yelling to hang Pence. I just don’t know.

[BusyBeingBest]

13. If he can persuade his superiors that he didn't know what was going on

or was afraid for his own safety, maybe. But I'm guessing cops on guard or patrol duty don't usually like you to come up behind them (especially in tense/confusing situations) and let you pull them in close for any reason--could be trying to take your weapon or tase you.

[LSFL]

5. It would have been less cowardly to run away.

[uponit7771]

6. So yeah, .... more proof of an inside job ... yeah, the terrorist had help

[BusyBeingBest]

7. They endangered their colleagues and the people they were

supposed to protect. They are traitors on several levels.

[Ohiogal]

9. Thank you for the update Congressman Ryan. n/t