DC Capitol Riot & Subsequent Fallout Thread (Jan 2021)

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by Dion

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347031398176223233

Anyone who is of the opinion that the police simply allowed the mob to waltz in needs to be watching clips like this. They were completely overwhelmed. I could not imagine facing that kind of barrage and what would surely be going through your mind at that point considering the absolute sea of lunatics coming at you.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Maybe I'm just emotional, but this was just sad. The woman tearing up in the car really got to me.

Me too. That hit me harder than I expected.

[ah123]

Apparently, there have been calls on social media to have a repeat of this on Jan 19th. I have a feeling security forces will be better prepared

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

One thing that can be said as a benefit to the way things went down yesterday, credit only to the pure ineptitude of the response, is that so few people died. Not even these people deserve the death penalty for what they did, they overtook a building and, again probably due to the fact that they're unorganized and are fighting for essentially nothing and they know it, weren't overly violent to the point of needing to be put down. Had many of them met a bullet, you can bet they would be seen as martyrs to the cause, creating a powderkeg and giving them some actual reason to attack government officials.

Again, this credit goes to absolutely nobody, it's just the way things went down, but there is a positive side to it. It could have been worse for everybody, including the Capitol.



Maybe I'm just emotional, but this was just sad. The woman tearing up in the car really got to me.

Yes imagine if this was Ottawa, it would be heart breaking, because its DC my brain tends to go into 'it's a TV show' mode but this is their country being trampled on

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by Pointman

So, media companies are being "overseen" by committees of politicians, who control their policies? I thought, USA had free independent media?

All media is regulated to some extent. Not quite as dramatic or draconian as China or Russia, but the media is regulated in many ways. The same should extend to social media, which is pretty much the wild west.

[#-3]

Originally Posted by Robbob

When the full story behind the national guard comes out it will be interesting. The rumours that Trump not wanting the imagery of military with his supporters should have been vetoed by one of his staffers. The fact it took 3 hours for them to move in is crazy. Shows they weren't even on standby.

I am a couple pages behind, so don't know if this has already been said. But it's way worse than that.

Rumors are that when finally ordered in the National Guard was under the direction of Pense (who does not have that authority). Trump never relented and allowed the National Guard to put down an insurrection, which is literally the reason they exist.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

I watched the video of the woman being shot and I’m having trouble believing it was justified. She doesn’t appear to be armed or making any kind of aggressive action. Is being part of a mob enough of an excuse to be shot? Do Capitol Police have the authority to shoot to kill without an imminent threat?

She was a deluded MAGA-head so anything is possible, but I hope there is an investigation.

The MAGA turds were trying to break down a door with armed security on the other side with guns drawn. They didn't actually shoot until the first person tried to force their way in, then it was a single shot and she dropped to the floor which stopped the mob from going further. Seems completely justified to me, and the only thing that woman deserves is a Darwin award

[Ozy_Flame]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347211835242647552

[Wastedyouth]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Agreed...but its already done. That ship sailed yesterday when there was no where near the man power needed.

Now all they can do is make an example of those who are identified...and that WILL happen. Guaranteed.

My bigger thought on this was..

Everyone knew that there was going to be something yesterday and knew that it would end up at the Capitol building as that is where the count was taking place and the whole idea was to stop that from happening. Again...everyone knew that.

Everyone means just that...everyone.....including enemy state operatives who so easily could have gone and bought some Trump/Maga crap, infiltrated the crowd both at the rally and then at the capitol itself...and then just walked right into the very heart of the government and where democracy happens. Literally walk right in through the front doors and put into action all the ill intentions they would have. Terrorism served up with desert.

Mind numbing stuff.

Not only that, but how many critical documents may have been compromised.

[CaptainCrunch]

Call me a pessimist, but I expect another similar scene on inauguration day, maybe not at the event itself but individual violent protests in multiple states.



This cracks the seal in a lot of ways, because if there aren't mass arrests, this worked in terms of frightening and shocking a nation.



Not to sound glib, but basically a large mob of buck toothed hillbilly trump supporters with nothing more then bricks and placards and flags, just managed to storm a major government facility. That in itself is shocking and disturbing.



Also in terms of foreign effects, I would imagine that the US will do a major muscle flex internationally in the first weeks of Biden's presidency to show that America is still strong and resilient.

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347211835242647552

This is literally a scene from The Purge.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347211835242647552

This was during the rally... they are watching people stand still in a crowd awaiting stage presence. You can see them on the TV.

Like god damn, we don’t need to make up #### here. What actually happened was enough.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by V

Yesterday may have been grim, but it also gave us Elizabeth from Knoxville, and that, to me, was a big win. I’ve watched that video 30 times and laugh every time.

https://www.reddit.com/r/trashy/comm...eb2x&context=3

[TheIronMaiden]

Apparently inside the building the most popular activity was waiting in line to go pee.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

This was during the rally... they are watching people stand still in a crowd awaiting stage presence. You can see them on the TV.

Like god damn, we don’t need to make up #### here. What actually happened was enough.

It isn't exactly making things up. I mean, it wasn't hard to figure what might happen here. Even more clear in retrospect, when Trump threw gasoline on the fire, rather than try and calm the masses.

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

Apparently inside the building the most popular activity was waiting in line to go pee.

I loved how the angry mob overran and infiltrated the Capitol Building but video footage showed some of them moving single file along the guided walkway and between the velvet ropes taking pictures.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

This is literally a scene from The Purge.

It reminds of the scene in American Psycho when he puts on Huey Lewis with the 80s pop music blasting while watching horrible events unfold.

I could total see this being Donald Trump Jr.

NSFW!

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug

It isn't exactly making things up. I mean, it wasn't hard to figure what might happen here. Even more clear in retrospect, when Trump threw gasoline on the fire, rather than try and calm the masses.

Certainly a spin. They aren’t in the whitehouse, and it’s written to imply that he is cheering it on while it happens. But that’s not what’s happening in the clip. It’s unnecessary fuel for the other side of the table.

The Twitter poster followed up with this

Note* this video could be taken before the storming. In any case, they’re having a maskless party before pumping up the crowd to go storm the capital.

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“In any case”.. then things we all already know. He even realizes he spun it. Same with the “they’ve breached the capital again!” Cops letting them through a barricade video that keeps getting shared with the last second clipped out, showing hundreds of people already on that side. The commentary was meant to stir #### up, and spin what we were watching.

[activeStick]

68 people have been arrested as of right now. Of the 68, only 1 is from the DC area. With most people involved appearing to be from out of town, I imagine the police will have a good source for leads simply by looking at stays in hotels, not to mention the ample evidence from the dumb dumbs who posted to their social media accounts for Likes.

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by activestick

68 people have been arrested as of right now. Of the 68, only 1 is from the dc area. With most people involved appearing to be from out of town, i imagine the police will have a good source for leads simply by looking at stays in hotels, not to mention the ample evidence from the dumb dumbs who posted to their social media accounts for likes.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347230638982778881