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swag

(26,572 posts)
Sun Jan 10, 2021, 12:22 AM Jan 2021

These Black Capitol Police Officers Describe Fighting Off "Racist Ass Terrorists"

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmanuelfelton/black-capitol-police-racism-mob

Emmanuel Felton
BuzzFeed News Reporter

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“That was a heavily trained group of militia terrorists that attacked us,” said the officer, who has been with the department for more than a decade. “They had radios, we found them, they had two-way communicators and earpieces. They had bear spray. They had flash bangs ... They were prepared. They strategically put two IEDs, pipe bombs in two different locations. These guys were military trained. A lot of them were former military,” the veteran said, referring to two suspected pipe bombs that were found outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee.

The officer even described coming face to face with police officers from across the country in the mob. He said some of them flashed their badges, telling him to let them through, and trying to explain that this was all part of a movement that was supposed to help.

“You have the nerve to be holding a blue lives matter flag, and you are out there fucking us up,” he told one group of protestors he encountered inside the Capitol. “[One guy] pulled out his badge and he said, ‘we’re doing this for you.’ Another guy had his badge. So I was like, ‘well, you gotta be kidding.’”

Another officer, a newer recruit, echoed these sentiments, saying that where he was on the steps to the rotunda on the east side of the Capitol, he was engaged in hand-to-hand battles trying to fight the attackers off. But he said they were outnumbered 10 to one, and described extraordinary scenes in which protesters holding Blue Lives Matter flags launched themselves at police officers.

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These Black Capitol Police Officers Describe Fighting Off "Racist Ass Terrorists" (Original Post) swag Jan 2021 OP
Oh the irony. Those Blue lives matter flags to me remind me of the B/w stripe Taliban flags. fearnobush Jan 2021 #1
Every cop at that domestic terrorist insurrection Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #2
I've wondered if Eric Prince sent some mercenaries to help. Karadeniz Jan 2021 #3

fearnobush

(3,960 posts)
1. Oh the irony. Those Blue lives matter flags to me remind me of the B/w stripe Taliban flags.
Sun Jan 10, 2021, 12:30 AM
Jan 2021

Those flags American Taliban.

Bluethroughu

(7,215 posts)
2. Every cop at that domestic terrorist insurrection
Sun Jan 10, 2021, 12:51 AM
Jan 2021

Should lose their job and lose their freedom.

This pisses me off.

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