Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:37 AM

Aristus (53,817 posts)

If someone says "I just got caught up in the moment",

aren't they basically admitting that they have poor decision-making skills?

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If someone says "I just got caught up in the moment", (Original post)	Aristus	Thursday	OP
Yep, along with poor impulse control. nt	Phoenix61	Thursday	#1
Getting caught up in the moment happens to me too.	Chainfire	Thursday	#2
Or that they were incited to do what they did by trump	UpInArms	Thursday	#3
If they obeyed Trump, that's definitely evidence of poor decision-making skills!	Aristus	Thursday	#6
Punch Them In The Face!!	sfstaxprep	Thursday	#4
The last time I got caught up in the moment I adopted a rescue Main Coon.	Solly Mack	Thursday	#5
You bonded, but didn't have to be bonded out	greenjar_01	Thursday	#8
Hehe	Solly Mack	Thursday	#24
Many people in prison just got caught up in the moment	greenjar_01	Thursday	#7
They were awfully prepared "for the mement"	KewlKat	Thursday	#9
Some of these "caught up in the moment" people will have to explain why they had helmets, other	RockRaven	Thursday	#10
And why they drove or flew great distances with this gear to attack our govt	SheltieLover	Thursday	#16
No, it means they're lying. Poor decision-making skills is getting lost on the way	Hortensis	Thursday	#11
In other words... They are republican.	WyattKansas	Thursday	#12
Like this ?	OnDoutside	Thursday	#13
no, it means they're lying.	bigtree	Thursday	#14
They also lacked situtional awareness	malaise	Thursday	#15
And, if this had been a bank, would they have casually waltzed out, partied for a	SheltieLover	Thursday	#17
Unless the guards were part of the robbery	malaise	Thursday	#19
Obvious to me from the beginning when they did nothubg to stop them	SheltieLover	Thursday	#21
Some of them probably did.	KentuckyWoman	Thursday	#18
Yeah, and investigations into their lives are proving it.	Aristus	Thursday	#20
Many crimes are committed without much prior thought	Midnightwalk	Thursday	#22
If they bought plane tickets, hotel reservations...	RainCaster	Thursday	#23

Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:38 AM

Phoenix61 (9,141 posts)

1. Yep, along with poor impulse control. nt

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:40 AM

Chainfire (4,657 posts)

2. Getting caught up in the moment happens to me too.

I just scream profanities at the TV screen in the privacy of my own home. I don't travel across the country to participate in a fascist coup. That is what happens to people who let others do their thinking for them.

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:43 AM

UpInArms (48,486 posts)

3. Or that they were incited to do what they did by trump

And his minions

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Response to UpInArms (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:47 AM

Aristus (53,817 posts)

6. If they obeyed Trump, that's definitely evidence of poor decision-making skills!

I mean, seriously!

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:43 AM

sfstaxprep (2,485 posts)

4. Punch Them In The Face!!

"Oh, sorry.....I just got caught up in the moment."

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:44 AM

Solly Mack (81,287 posts)

5. The last time I got caught up in the moment I adopted a rescue Main Coon.

We bonded in that non-jailhouse-bond way.

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Response to Solly Mack (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:48 AM

greenjar_01 (4,056 posts)

8. You bonded, but didn't have to be bonded out

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Response to greenjar_01 (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 11:30 AM

Solly Mack (81,287 posts)

24. Hehe

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:47 AM

greenjar_01 (4,056 posts)

7. Many people in prison just got caught up in the moment

In his case, the moment was planned for weeks.

They got caught up in the moment like some of the Manson family got caught up in the moment.

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:50 AM

KewlKat (4,932 posts)

9. They were awfully prepared "for the mement"

Look what they brought with them. Hard to imagine they just happened to have bull horns, pipes, rams, etc.

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:51 AM

RockRaven (7,738 posts)

10. Some of these "caught up in the moment" people will have to explain why they had helmets, other

tactical gear, and why they brought that stuff all the way from their home to DC and wore it that day...

So among their poor decisions are their excuse choices.

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Response to RockRaven (Reply #10)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 11:03 AM

SheltieLover (17,044 posts)

16. And why they drove or flew great distances with this gear to attack our govt

Plenty of time to rethink decision.

This was a premeditated conspiracy to overthrow our govt for dump & PUTIN.

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:52 AM

Hortensis (42,976 posts)

11. No, it means they're lying. Poor decision-making skills is getting lost on the way

from VA to NYC, encountering a mob by accident, and joining it to see what's happening. Reality is reading, at very least, social media plans for violent insurrection, including titillating promises of murdering politicians, and going to join in.

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:56 AM

WyattKansas (1,549 posts)

12. In other words... They are republican.

Republicans have had poor decision making skills for decades, because they are ONLY grifter frauds.

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:56 AM

OnDoutside (16,242 posts)

13. Like this ?

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 10:59 AM

bigtree (78,469 posts)

14. no, it means they're lying.

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 11:01 AM

malaise (223,334 posts)

15. They also lacked situtional awareness

Would they have broken into a bank, a supermarket or someone else's home because they were "I just got caught up in the moment"?
You would think that their first question should have been is this legal?
Lock them up!

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Response to malaise (Reply #15)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 11:06 AM

SheltieLover (17,044 posts)

17. And, if this had been a bank, would they have casually waltzed out, partied for a

Couple of days & gotten on airplanes with ZERO intervention?

Fuck no. They would not have lived to walk out. Because money is more important than human lives, government or anything else to repukes.

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Response to SheltieLover (Reply #17)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 11:12 AM

malaise (223,334 posts)

19. Unless the guards were part of the robbery

and it appears that some of them were part of this attempted coup.

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Response to malaise (Reply #19)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 11:19 AM

SheltieLover (17,044 posts)

21. Obvious to me from the beginning when they did nothubg to stop them

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 11:11 AM

KentuckyWoman (4,203 posts)

18. Some of them probably did.

I would expect those are the sorts that have a lot of bad decisions on the scorecard.

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Response to KentuckyWoman (Reply #18)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 11:13 AM

Aristus (53,817 posts)

20. Yeah, and investigations into their lives are proving it.

Jail time, multiple divorces, restraining orders, multiple job-firings, dishonorable military discharges, etc.

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 11:28 AM

Midnightwalk (2,704 posts)

22. Many crimes are committed without much prior thought

I would guess murder, assault and trespassing are common examples.

As others have said, there is plenty of evidence that many planned the crimes. Travel is one indication. Bringing weapons is another.

Then there are the confessions recorded prior to, during, and after Jan 6. Good luck saying it was spontaneous when you talked about revolution, murder and attacking the government.

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Response to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 11:28 AM

RainCaster (6,805 posts)

23. If they bought plane tickets, hotel reservations...

Packed suitcases, shipped weapons ahead to the hotel, stood in TSA lines, sat on a lengthy flight... This was definitely premeditated.
Caught up in the moment is bullshit.

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