You don't bring bear mace/wasp spray to a rally unless you've planned out exactly how you're going..

[kpete]

..to use it.

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https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/capitol-riot-bear-spray-officer-brian-sicknick/65-976cf73a-e850-4fc9-a7cf-d6a199b1b5ed

[Walleye]

1. Or bulletproof vests and flex cuffs

[GopherGal]

10. Yeah, the flex cuffs were the thing I was thinking of.

Pretty hard to come up with an innocent explanation for carrying those.

[bottomofthehill]

2. Yep, they came to attack the capitol, no doubt about it.

[bottomofthehill]

3. That was the whole and only intent

[bottomofthehill]

4. That was the whole and only intent

[Botany]

5. Oath Keeper Jon Schaffer heavy metal guitarist and bear spray fan on 1/6/21

Lock 'em up.

[UTUSN]

6. Bingo!

For all of my 74 years except for the past five years I have heard the Republicans claim to be more American, more patriotic, more supportive of the military and law enforcement. Since 2015 their leader - AND THEY - have attacked and denigrated all of those categories, things they would have called treason if done by anybody else.

The witnesses have cried describing their injuries and the physical and emotional pain, the insults against their service and their patriotism and their race - and it is predictable that they will be mocked by the wingnuts for their tears.


*** Already on Fox they have been called “crisis actors”. – “Woke” is soon to come.

*** By the bye, when those anti-democracy TERRORISTS packed up their Bowie knives and cattle prods, what was their intention?

[Under The Radar]

7. Agreed but who stopped them from bringing guns?

This was all well organized and orchestrated. Knifes, bear spray, stun guns, all of which are weapons. Who stopped the guns and why? Someone knew it would have been a Massacre.

[leftstreet]

9. That's a good question n/t

[fescuerescue]

11. It's illegal to have a gun in DC

Thank goodness.

[Runningdawg]

12. Oath Keeper admits to stashing guns outside DC in prep for 1-6

He got a plea deal for 51 -63 months and a 2K$ fine. Other defendants have received the same deal for the same charges. Just enough time to pick up skills and recruit for the next attempt. Believe me they won't make the same mistake twice. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/oath-keepers-guns-jan-6-capitol-riots

[Under The Radar]

13. The legality had nothing to do with it.

They broke multiple laws that day and stun guns, bear mace, and bully clubs aren’t legal to carry as weapons in public either.
The organizers knew that guns would mean death. The National guard was told not to have any weapons by the Sec. of Defense- and Trump told him, why? They were armed to the gills during the BLM marches, and even had army helicopters. Why not J6?

[fescuerescue]

14. Oh they were ready for death

They built that gallows.

[Runningdawg]

8. All the evidence they need is online

There were groups on FB and Rwing forums discussing which brands, or home recipe, would do the most damage weeks before the attack. There was even chatter about carrying acid, but that thank god most agreed the risk they would wind up being burned in the deployment was too great.