"I Don't Trust the People Above Me": Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol...

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“I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol...
Interviews with 19 current and former officers show how failures of leadership and communication put hundreds of Capitol cops at risk and allowed rioters to get dangerously close to members of…
propublica.org
3:43 PM · Feb 12, 2021

https://www.propublica.org/article/i-dont-trust-the-people-above-me-riot-squad-cops-open-up-about-disastrous-response-to-capitol-insurrection

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1. The time is NOW to expel the bad apples, don't let them rot the bushels.

Courage is what those fighting officers had during the insurrection. Today their voices and stories can bring justice through the ranks, and create the policing that protects the US and all its people.

All our lives depend on it.

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2. And, there are so many to root out.

Like I said in another post, this is deep and wide and has been going on for years. I just hope we can do it.

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8. We can do it, if we stick to it. No distractions.

[triron]

3. Another reason to call witnesses!

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4. kick again

[tblue37]

5. Powerful article. A must read!

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7. So what happens now?

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10. ProPublica has very good investigative reporting!

[Dream Girl]

6. Isn't Russell Honree investigating this?

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9. Knr!!!

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[skypilot]

11. In a post-9/11 America...

...all of this lack of communication is terrifying and inexcusable.