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Legend [15492]
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This is nuts, Capitol Hill Police Chief does 1st interview
Jan 11, 2021, 11:48 AM
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Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said he couldn't get National Guard in after multiple requests
"The first wave of protesters arrived at the Capitol about 12:40 p.m.
“As soon as they hit the fence line, the fight was on,” Sund said. “Violent confrontations from the start. They came with riot helmets, gas masks, shields, pepper spray, fireworks, climbing gear — climbing gear! — explosives, metal pipes, baseball bats. I have never seen anything like it in 30 years of events in Washington.”
Using video footage from the Capitol and radio transmissions from his incident commanders, Sund could see his officers trying to hold the line. But the rioters immediately yanked the barricade fence out of the way and threw it at his officers’ heads.
“I realized at 1 p.m., things aren’t going well,” he said. “I’m watching my people getting slammed.”
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“I am making an urgent, urgent immediate request for National Guard assistance,” Sund recalled saying. “I have got to get boots on the ground.”
On the call were several officials from the D.C. government, as well as officials from the Pentagon, including Lt. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, director of the Army Staff. The D.C. contingent was flabbergasted to hear Piatt say that he could not recommend that his boss, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, approve the request.
“I don’t like the visual of the National Guard standing a police line with the Capitol in the background,” Piatt said, according to Sund and others on the call.
Again and again, Sund said, “The situation is dire,” recalled John Falcicchio, the chief of staff for D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser. “Literally, this guy is on the phone, I mean, crying out for help. It’s burned in my memories.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sund-riot-national-guard/2021/01/10/fc2ce7d4-5384-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html
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Rock Defender [53]
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But Benghazi, amiright?***
Jan 11, 2021, 11:57 AM
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Oculus Spirit [93597]
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This fits the same profile as the antifa/blm riots which...
Jan 11, 2021, 12:20 PM
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took place over the last year. The only way to control a crowd is to present an overwhelming show of forces. Put a massive number of national guard in front of a crowd and the crowd will realize that whatever it is they want isn't worth the price they have to pay to get it.
I'm not claiming this was antifa/blm, just pointing out that the people, including the mayor of DC and others responsible for the safety of our elected officials continue to fail to protect our nation. I submit the video I posted yesterday of the cops opening that double metal door side door and escorting protesters into the building.
I don't excuse anyone who entered the building but I promise, those let through the door and escorted up the stairs are not going to be found guilty of illegal entry to anything if they even make a court case out of it.
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Your record on being right about court cases is about 4%.***
Jan 11, 2021, 12:34 PM
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That’s pretty generous***
Jan 11, 2021, 1:46 PM
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Re: This is nuts, Capitol Hill Police Chief does 1st interview
Jan 11, 2021, 12:21 PM
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I saw a video timeline of all of this this morning, but now I can't find it.
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Orange Blooded [2692]
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Defund Lt. Gen. Pliatt
Jan 11, 2021, 12:24 PM
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What a way to waste your career.
Obvious lack of situational awareness at best, colluded to stage a coup at worst.
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Oculus Spirit [80949]
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I won't be surprised when it comes out that the POTUS office
Jan 11, 2021, 12:24 PM
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had something to do with not being able to secure extra resources, or for the low turnout of the amount of cops on hand.
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Legend [17216]
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This is the Republican’s conundrum in continuing supporting
Jan 11, 2021, 12:41 PM
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Trump and to a lesser extent a message of downplaying the violent assault on the Capitol. What will future evidence show and prove?
Existing evidence is significantly bad, future evidence may get much worse and prove complicity.
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Oculus Spirit [79385]
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Seems more illustrative of the actual state of law
Jan 11, 2021, 12:41 PM
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enforcement in this country. When the general trend is to forego actual police work for revenue generation, it shouldn't surprise anybody when they are no longer capable of 'protecting and serving'. Seems like we've seen that play out pretty much everywhere.
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Rock Defender [53]
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Cops don’t like beating up other cops.***
Jan 11, 2021, 1:38 PM
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They did catch a lot of crap this summer for breaking out
Jan 11, 2021, 1:30 PM
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the National Guard during the BLM riots.
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