Good to see the Police have learnt about de-escalation, that is the one positive to come out of this.
I assume that will be their go to response going forwards too. Right? Right?
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Good to see the Police have learnt about de-escalation, that is the one positive to come out of this.
I assume that will be their go to response going forwards too. Right? Right?
Corrected a spelling mistake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Being
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Yeah, read that again.
I feel like it should be harder to get in to the capitol of the most powerful state in the world*.
* at time of writing
Just throwing this paragraph out there:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2384
Thank you. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ziggy Stardust
Wait what the fuck
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Oh jeez
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Just make it official you fucks
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Originally Posted by Ziggy Stardust
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Quite right. Shouldn't have posted that.
Wow - this is a stunning news report embedded from within the protest.
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Waiting for others to corroborate
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All it took was an insurrection
Sounds bollocks to me. Congress can't invoke the 25th - it needs to be invoked by Pence and a majority of the Cabinet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
Pence certainly might be considering invoking it though.
Twitter have deleted some of Trump's messages and locked his account.
It was implied that they'd talking with Pence. 25th probably not a good fit though.
A fair few hints that the 25th has already been invoked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
Considering Pence was there and basically called a traitor when a mob was sent by Trump to seize the Capitol he was personally presiding over . . . its certainly possible bridges have been burnt.
The women who was shot by police has died.
Multiple law enforcement officers injured too.
it's the scene right before we see the cannibals feasting on their fallen, fantastic cinematographyQuote:
Originally Posted by Steely Glint
I think it's that scene from Apocalypse Now where Willard first arrives at Kurtz's camp
I remember how surprisingly easy it was to get into the Capitol and to roam around in it. It wouldn't surprise me either that they didn't improve security a lot since I walked around for the simple reason that they're too stingy to spend money on anything governmental. Also, it wouldn't surprise me if Trump actively prevented reasonable security being in place, as it were his 'lovely people' storming Congress.
When Blair was PM the 'Fathers for Justice' protest group stormed the Commons - and after getting in everyone was a bit bewildered about what to happen next. I don't think they thought they'd get in, they did - and were then like "oh - now what?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Hazir
Thankfully that was treated like a bit of a joke, because it really was a peaceful protest group that did it and not someone more threatening. This is not the same thing today.
If nothing else, the pictures from today have been top notch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steely Glint
Blood boiling fucked up, but amazing nonetheless.
Yes. And I imagine the Capitol Police also get more practice in deescalation since they're the sorry fucks who have to try and make the various petty and vengeful Congress-critters follow site rules and requirementsQuote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
Ostensibly, you're SUPPOSED to be able to get in, as they're just representatives of the people. Really it's because they don't want to inconvenience the lobbyists (many who are themselves former Congress-critters) and the special interests they're trying to solicit for campaign support. I rather thought a mob would be treated a bit more circumspectly though. . .Quote:
Originally Posted by Hazir
