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In reply to the discussion: Hopefully, I am permitted to ask this: if it was appropriate to shoot Ms Babbitt as she was [View all]Mad_Machine76
(24,412 posts)16. I agreed with just about everything you said
except for the last part. Ideally, lethal force shouldn't be required and should be a last resort. But I don't know if I agree that having to resort to it is a "failure of the security preparations". Hopefully, since law enforcement isn't going to be neutered like it seemed to be on 1/6, it would not come to that but if people are going to show up with weapons and things get violent, a violent response may be required.
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Hopefully, I am permitted to ask this: if it was appropriate to shoot Ms Babbitt as she was [View all]
Atticus
Sep 2021
OP
Also Ms. Babbitt would have let the mob into area which had about 60 Congress people...so
Demsrule86
Sep 2021
#3
Water canon and rubber bullets for breaking through the security perimeter, deadly force for
OnDoutside
Sep 2021
#5
They should not be allowed in the capitol preriod. They may have weapons and/or bombs. Now
Demsrule86
Sep 2021
#18
Sadly, we seem go be in a period when events that "should not" occur have become daily events.
Atticus
Sep 2021
#22
Essentially, I disagree with everything you said and although neither of us KNOW the
Atticus
Sep 2021
#32
Security personnel were outnumbered BY DESIGN. Trump's cronies held them back.
lagomorph777
Sep 2021
#39
If that situation hasn't been remedied, something is seriously wrong with security in D.C. ( n/t )
Make7
Sep 2021
#58
As soon as any demonstration turns decidedly violent, civil disobedience protections are no longer
hlthe2b
Sep 2021
#13
Where do you think the warning shots should go in a heavily populated city
bottomofthehill
Sep 2021
#44