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In reply to the discussion: The four unreinforced windows and doors that were the first points of entry on Jan. 6 are all in a [View all]FakeNoose
(32,634 posts)8. Here's the original article in the LA Times
Jan. 6 rioters exploited little-known Capitol weak spots:
A handful of unreinforced windows
BY SARAH D. WIRESTAFF WRITER
OCT. 4, 2021 2 AM PT
WASHINGTON Four major access points that Jan. 6 rioters used to break into and overtake the U.S. Capitol had something unusual in common: They were among a dozen or so ground-floor windows and glass-paned doors that had not been recently reinforced. The majority of the Capitols 658 single-pane windows were quietly upgraded during a 2017-19 renovation of the historic building. The original wooden frames and glass were covered with a second metal frame containing bomb-resistant glass.
But planners skipped about a dozen ground-floor windows, including some located in doors, because they were deemed to be low risk in the event of implosion, largely due to their discreet or shielded location, or because the building couldnt structurally handle the load of the heavier frames.
And whether by sheer luck, real-time trial and error, or advance knowledge by rioters, several of those vulnerable windows and two glass-paned doors protected with only a thin Kevlar film added after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks became easy entry points for hundreds of Trump supporters who overran and ransacked the building on Jan. 6.
Video shows some of the first rioters to break through the police line running past 15 reinforced windows, making a beeline for a recessed area on the Senate side of the building, where two unreinforced windows and two doors with unreinforced glass were all that stood between them and hallways leading to lawmakers inside who had not begun to evacuate.
A rioters fist cracked the glass of one window, video posted to social media shows. A stolen police riot shield and a wooden pole finished the job. In seconds, the unreinforced glass gave way in a single sheet. Rioters poured through the window. Similar methods were used to break glass in at least three other locations.
I couldnt believe that they were able to breach those points as easily as they did, said Scott Lilly, a former House Appropriations Committee Democratic staff director. It certainly shows that all of the money and inconvenience that weve instituted on those buildings was not particularly well spent.
A handful of unreinforced windows
BY SARAH D. WIRESTAFF WRITER
OCT. 4, 2021 2 AM PT
WASHINGTON Four major access points that Jan. 6 rioters used to break into and overtake the U.S. Capitol had something unusual in common: They were among a dozen or so ground-floor windows and glass-paned doors that had not been recently reinforced. The majority of the Capitols 658 single-pane windows were quietly upgraded during a 2017-19 renovation of the historic building. The original wooden frames and glass were covered with a second metal frame containing bomb-resistant glass.
But planners skipped about a dozen ground-floor windows, including some located in doors, because they were deemed to be low risk in the event of implosion, largely due to their discreet or shielded location, or because the building couldnt structurally handle the load of the heavier frames.
And whether by sheer luck, real-time trial and error, or advance knowledge by rioters, several of those vulnerable windows and two glass-paned doors protected with only a thin Kevlar film added after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks became easy entry points for hundreds of Trump supporters who overran and ransacked the building on Jan. 6.
Video shows some of the first rioters to break through the police line running past 15 reinforced windows, making a beeline for a recessed area on the Senate side of the building, where two unreinforced windows and two doors with unreinforced glass were all that stood between them and hallways leading to lawmakers inside who had not begun to evacuate.
A rioters fist cracked the glass of one window, video posted to social media shows. A stolen police riot shield and a wooden pole finished the job. In seconds, the unreinforced glass gave way in a single sheet. Rioters poured through the window. Similar methods were used to break glass in at least three other locations.
I couldnt believe that they were able to breach those points as easily as they did, said Scott Lilly, a former House Appropriations Committee Democratic staff director. It certainly shows that all of the money and inconvenience that weve instituted on those buildings was not particularly well spent.
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The four unreinforced windows and doors that were the first points of entry on Jan. 6 are all in a [View all]
Laura PourMeADrink
Oct 2021
OP
No, you can't. Someone who knew about it directed them there or lead them there.
Ford_Prefect
Oct 2021
#12
"TFG lit the fuse" is such a perfect way to say it. I've always thought
Laura PourMeADrink
Oct 2021
#18
"And whether by sheer luck, real-time trial and error, or advance knowledge by rioters"
BigmanPigman
Oct 2021
#15
Yep down to throw the noose and gallows in the pickup just in case we need it
Laura PourMeADrink
Oct 2021
#19
well shit , phones & email,s is going to prove a lot of stuff ? just theory though ?
monkeyman1
Oct 2021
#16
Sadly, I believe members of the Capitol Police were helping the insurrectionists.
SunSeeker
Oct 2021
#23