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RegularJam

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13. Their suicides didn't raise any red flags with me.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu May 20, 2021, 02:01 PM

May 2021

What have their families said?

Many Capitol Officers already come to the job with some form of trauma. Then this even was insane. All types of other factors as well.

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The Two Capitol Police Officers That Committed Suicide After The 1/6/21 Insurrection..... [View all] global1 May 2021 OP

I was wondering about this as well mahina May 2021 #1

** Please ** It's important to read about the experience of Officer Jeffrey Smith *** liberalla May 2021 #32

Thank you. I will. mahina May 2021 #35

Thank you, so important to nip this bullshit in the Bud bottomofthehill May 2021 #37

LEO's have a higher rate of suicide Zeitghost May 2021 #2

They were both in the thick of an attack they didn't know was coming. There's no way on earth... Bucky May 2021 #5

And the godpissing trumplicans blocked support for them Champp May 2021 #15

Let's try to stick with Facts and not turn into a Qanon type site trafficking in bullshit. bottomofthehill May 2021 #3

I don't think the OP is *attacking* these men, per se. The question's insensitive, but not malicious Bucky May 2021 #6

is anybody else suspicious about their suicides? is the question asked...... bottomofthehill May 2021 #25

While I am not going to rush into attributing a motive to the OP that might not be there, PatrickforB May 2021 #22

Thank you StarfishSaver May 2021 #23

I have wondered as well, maybe the families will speak out some time in the future. I don't ShazamIam May 2021 #4

well worth the read about one of the officers bottomofthehill May 2021 #26

Thank you, that is helpful. I wonder about that order to return to work. ShazamIam May 2021 #30

With the Inauguration, the threats against Members at an all time high, and.... bottomofthehill May 2021 #31

It makes perfect sense. Bucky May 2021 #7

Great post. Nt spooky3 May 2021 #20

Howard Liebengood's father was the Senate Sargant at Arms in the 1980's & friend of Manafort &Stone womanofthehills May 2021 #8

Yeah, the Roger Stone connection does sound off alarms doesn't. Ellipsis May 2021 #12

I find that history fascinating... stillcool May 2021 #16

I read about one of them at the time. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #9

What is unsettling is that the father of Officer Liebengood worked with Manafort & Stone - lawyers womanofthehills May 2021 #10

This is called a wild conspiracy theory. nt RegularJam May 2021 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author stillcool May 2021 #18

yes, this is the metropolitan police officer bottomofthehill May 2021 #27

Yes, why did they not get to lie in state as heroes too? Sucha NastyWoman May 2021 #11

Maybe their families didn't want it. StarfishSaver May 2021 #29

Their suicides didn't raise any red flags with me. RegularJam May 2021 #13

Questions should be asked but privately and ... Botany May 2021 #17

. Iggo May 2021 #19

concur. unless it has direct bearing stopdiggin May 2021 #21

Thank you StarfishSaver May 2021 #24

you hit the nail on the head bottomofthehill May 2021 #28

Link to info on the other Officer is in post #32... liberalla May 2021 #34

Info on one of the suicides in post #32 liberalla May 2021 #33

Thank you. I was trying to link to the post article bottomofthehill May 2021 #36