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13. When I was reviewing footage for sedition hunters group, others carried ropes inside

Fri Sep 1, 2023, 12:04 PM

Sep 2023

Inside the Capitol, that is. Many stairwells and other places were available to facilitate the use of those ropes.

Just like the zip ties, people came prepared for some torture theater. If that flimsy gallows had been used after they pulled people out, it would have likely broken. However, mob logic and history strongly suggest that they would have just torn people apart anyway. Probably using the broken wood pieces as weapons.

So even though the gallows was shoddy, it should be taken literally as a signal of intent, as well as an example of bad carpentry. To minimize it would be beside the point.

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Has it been discovered who built the hanging stand and noose? [View all] mysteryowl Sep 2023 OP

Good question Mz Pip Sep 2023 #1

Good question Ohioboy Sep 2023 #2

Unlikely to be prosecutable. Happy Hoosier Sep 2023 #3

Oh, I didn't know it was only a prop and would not work. mysteryowl Sep 2023 #4

Yeah, Made of plywood and a few 4x4's... Happy Hoosier Sep 2023 #6

I guess they figured what with Mike Pence being a lightweight and all... Aristus Sep 2023 #27

It was braced Blues Heron Sep 2023 #33

It would not have worked. former9thward Sep 2023 #52

It's like the bat signal - the minute the gallows gets brought up, the gaslighting begins. Blues Heron Sep 2023 #55

Gaslighting by someone who was there? former9thward Sep 2023 #64

A 4x4 would absolutely support a body. And with that short span, even a LuckyCharms Sep 2023 #42

it was very real. The gaslighting continues though. Good thing we have pics Blues Heron Sep 2023 #45

It looked like it would have done the job via strangulation. LuckyCharms Sep 2023 #5

Probably not.... Happy Hoosier Sep 2023 #7

It was, but it was strong enough for someone to stand on since it appears LuckyCharms Sep 2023 #8

Possibly, but.... Happy Hoosier Sep 2023 #9

Well, they could have put his head in the noose, kicked him off of the platform, and LuckyCharms Sep 2023 #11

Except of course for the heavily armed Secret Service accompanying him. brooklynite Sep 2023 #32

They could have put anyone they wanted to in that noose. LuckyCharms Sep 2023 #36

They didn't need to stand on the platform ExWhoDoesntCare Sep 2023 #57

There's several pics of people standing on it. Like this: LuckyCharms Sep 2023 #62

It would absolutely have held Pelosi obamanut2012 Sep 2023 #21

See #33. wnylib Sep 2023 #39

I'm no lawyer, but wouldn't it be prosecutable for intent to murder, I wonder? mysteryowl Sep 2023 #10

Not and get a conviction, IMO Happy Hoosier Sep 2023 #12

It still speaks to advance planning on excoriating Pence as a supposed traitor. tanyev Sep 2023 #31

Are death threats protected speech? wnylib Sep 2023 #41

Yes, it is protected. former9thward Sep 2023 #53

Really? Death threats are protected speech? wnylib Sep 2023 #61

Specific threats against specific people. former9thward Sep 2023 #63

Well, that's the point of this thread, isn't it? wnylib Sep 2023 #68

What if they led Pence right to their contraption, and he had a heart attack? Judi Lynn Sep 2023 #35

Oh, Ms Judi... mysteryowl Sep 2023 #37

Are people allowed to put a noose and scaffold on the front lawns of people we don't like? Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #18

Burning a cross in someone's front yard is not "protected speech" and this is similar in intent Hekate Sep 2023 #22

When I was reviewing footage for sedition hunters group, others carried ropes inside Bongo Prophet Sep 2023 #13

Noose is a threat much like nooses found on worksites. Prosecute on that basis. cbabe Sep 2023 #14

very good point mysteryowl Sep 2023 #15

Whether merely a prop or not the individual should be exposed for bringing it hlthe2b Sep 2023 #16

Good point mysteryowl Sep 2023 #17

Also what happened to it? localroger Sep 2023 #19

Maybe classified top secret evidence mysteryowl Sep 2023 #24

The FBI has it. femmedem Sep 2023 #28

You do ForgedCrank Sep 2023 #20

3-4 feet tall? I think not Blues Heron Sep 2023 #34

You want ForgedCrank Sep 2023 #46

that bike is 3-4 feet, those people are 5-6 feet tall - that thing is way higher than they are Blues Heron Sep 2023 #48

Hmm... If the floor dropped open it would work mysteryowl Sep 2023 #56

Look again. former9thward Sep 2023 #66

And it's a death threat, just like burning a cross on someone's lawn wnylib Sep 2023 #43

I don't ForgedCrank Sep 2023 #47

did you miss the part where they were trying to kill cops? Blues Heron Sep 2023 #49

No, I ForgedCrank Sep 2023 #51

Doesn't matter who built it. Iggo Sep 2023 #23

Okay, great. I guess that is solved. mysteryowl Sep 2023 #26

Hey, if it bugs you, it bugs you. Iggo Sep 2023 #29

Yep, that too. Yes, explosives is a really big deal! mysteryowl Sep 2023 #38

What hanging stand and noose? Polybius Sep 2023 #25

From J6 mysteryowl Sep 2023 #40

That would suggest to me intent. LiberalFighter Sep 2023 #30

It had a sign on it declaring itself as art or some-such. Gore1FL Sep 2023 #44

would you have volunteered to test it out to show how flimsy it was? doubt it Blues Heron Sep 2023 #50

Really? former9thward Sep 2023 #54

That would not have held together ExWhoDoesntCare Sep 2023 #59

The knot would not have worked. Gore1FL Sep 2023 #65

That is a perfectly functional gallows Mysterian Sep 2023 #58

historically protected speech... common at political rallies and protest marches. WarGamer Sep 2023 #60

It was flimsy and the noose wouldn't have worked GenThePerservering Sep 2023 #67