Trooper who arrested Ga. lawmaker says he was wary of a Jan. 6-type of attack

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Greg Bluestein
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Mar 29, 2021
A state Trooper said memories of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol were on his mind when he arrested a Democratic legislator after she knocked repeatedly on the door of Gov. Kemp’s office as he was touting the state's new elections law. #gapol

Trooper who arrested Ga. lawmaker says he was wary of a Jan. 6-type of attack
A Georgia State Patrol lieutenant said memories of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol were on his mind when he arrested a Democratic legislator after she knocked repeatedly on the door of...
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Greg Bluestein
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“The events of January 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol were in the back of my mind,” the officer wrote in a report. “I didn’t want the protestors to attempt to gain entry into a secure part of the Capitol.” #gapol

Trooper who arrested Ga. lawmaker says he was wary of a Jan. 6-type of attack
A Georgia State Patrol lieutenant said memories of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol were on his mind when he arrested a Democratic legislator after she knocked repeatedly on the door of...

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[Iris]

1. Bullshit

[dalton99a]

2. Try again, asshole

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Total bullshit. nt

[Phoenix61]

4. I'll second Iris's bullshit.

What an absolute load of bs.

[ornotna]

5. Sweet jesus

She was arrested by the dumbest trooper in Georgia.

[Hoyt]

6. Two rube troopers against one lady. LMAO.

[Claire Oh Nette]

11. Three rube troopers

He was afraid of another January 6.
Uh huh.

A lone Black woman knocking and identifying herself as a legislator.

Exactly the same.

Big bubbas, afeerd of a Black woman.

cowards and traitors, every last Republican voter and office holder, who supports the Big Lie and the Racism behind it.

enough.

[Corgigal]

7. Really?

Then why didn’t you let her leave and go home?

That’s what happened on that day.

Try again.

[CanonRay]

8. What a crock of shit

[Jeebo]

9. Were there other protesters there?

There was no indication or possibility of anything like Jan. 6 happening. That trooper's weasel words are just excuses and rationalizations.

-- Ron

[TheBlackAdder]

10. Like all bullshit, it's solid on the surface, but as you dig a little you'll find it wet and smelly.

[bdamomma]

12. Liars.

Where are their white hoods, feeling threatened by a woman????

[rsdsharp]

13. I think ultimately his defense will be

“I was just following Governor Kemp’s orders.”

[Hoyt]

15. Or keeping the signing all white, like the "good ole days."

But that’s probably’ KKKemp’s order.

[Crunchy Frog]

14. I knew they would start equating her with the insurrectionists.

Right on schedule.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

16. Right, because in terms of danger levels ...

1 young black woman who actually works there = 5000+ rabid white people from all over the country who beat up cops on their way to trespassing on the property.

Yeah, that sounds right

[ecstatic]

17. 🙄

[magicarpet]

18. Well if he pooped his pants because someone knocked on yhr door,...

.... maybe he should find another job because he overreacted shamefully and embarrassingly.

The stress seems to make him erratic, emotional, and irrational. A calmer line of work might be a better fit for him. Has he considered a shoe or insurance salesman job, or maybe sell vacuums door to door. If he can't handle stress or becomes hyper emotional, a new line of employment might be just his cup of tea.

[keithbvadu2]

19. Why would he be worried?

Why would he be worried?

There were Trump supporters there?

[struggle4progress]

20. "It's so easy to mistake a black woman politely knocking on a door

with a window-smashing mob armed with bear-spray and zip-ties, who set up a gallows to hang the vice-president and beat a cop to death! If we didn't act fast, she might have pulled out a pack of Skittles or picked a tulip!"

[soothsayer]

21. Sure, Jan

[onecaliberal]

22. How could that be? She is a lawmaker.

[Ferrets are Cool]

23. Fuck you Liar

[rockfordfile]

25. I agree

[Baked Potato]

24. Yeah, such a funny guy. Not.

[ShazzieB]

26. What a crock.

What a complete and absolute crock. Do not insult our intelligence like this, you racist 🐷!

[uponit7771]

27. InOtherWords: He's pissed his homies from the 1/6 terrorist attack are being punished

[Deuxcents]

28. Troopers need to lose their jobs

One black elected official is knocking on the door n it freaked em out with visions of an insurrection? Not fit for the job..overreacting to a non event. I just cannot believe I’m watching this chip by chipping away at our basic rights.

[lostnfound]

29. Should be fired for being a bad liar. Nt