YUP. The vast majority of our law enforcement system derives from slave patrols.

I used to think the same thing. How did only one person get shot? Why didn't they shoot a few people outside of the Capitol and end the whole thing? As soon as a few people would have been shot, the vast majority of those insurrectionists would have ran, right? It's basically what happened with Babbitt.

After watching a few documentaries, I think there were two reasons. One, the whole thing wasn't a fluke. It didn't happen by accident. People didn't just get riled up. That whole thing was a legit planned and executed attempt by POTUS et al. to conduct a true insurrection while making it seem grassroots. The whole point was to let the crowd get as far as possible to intimidate the certification into caving to Trump. Because of this, they were ordered to not engage with lethal means. Two, they didn't have the manpower because they were purposely handicapped. Had they opened fire, the wackos with legit firepower in the crowd would have fired back. This thing was a lot more violent than the news reported. There were situations in which officers went in knowing they might die. And in the moment, you don't have the benefit of hindsight. This could have been a lot worse. The restraint they used was impressive. Now, I'm impressed with how well the Capitol Police handled that insurrection. I think there were officers there that day that history will hold as heroes.

Anyway, yeah, part of why it was so "compassionate" from the police was that the insurrectionists were White. But, they were ordered not to open fire by the same people that would benefit from the insurrection. And, they were handicapped and could have been overran had they opened fire. The fact that the police still prevented the insurrection is a testament to their professionalism and patriotism.

Or you know

Could it be that the most prestigious police job, where only the best of the best are taken, protecting the most important people in the country, working for the government who has enough money to spend on their training, actually has well-trained and well-controlled policemen?

Could it be that an institution that is notorious for how incredibly federalized (federalized = decentralized != with the federal government) it is doesn't have the same quality everywhere?

But hasn't been prosecuted nearly severely enough. Max sentence I've seen is 4y with most of these traitors getting off with months instead.

It was an attempted coup. Sure it failed but the first Nazi coup also failed and they were let off easy then tried again successfully.

I was told that ooh heaven is a place on Earth.

Heaven is a half-pipe.

That was also implied.

Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens.

I don’t think you get into Valhalla with a folding knife. She’s probably in the Dick’s Sporting Goods in the sky.

The Medium Place.

posthumous Darwin award

Is there another kind?

suuure. she was the victim... the traitor killed while trying smash into the Capitol Building and overthrow the government...

/S

Every Nazi is a victim of extremism indoctrination. They don't get a pass for that. She was a domestic enemy to the United States and died attacking our country. She deserves zero respect.

The world became a slightly better place when she died.

"Just following orders" is not an excuse no matter how it's veiled.

She took part in a violent insurrection with the ultimate goal of overturning an election and destroying democracy.

She had every opportunity to no being a cesspool of bigotry, racism and fascist supporter. Instead she chose at every option to continue her path.

To be a victim of maga extremism, you must already be bigoted enough to think that it is a reasonable opinion to have to want black and LGBT people to die. She deserved what she got.

Fascists aren't victims of the ideology they adopted, other people are. Good riddance to every dead fascist.

idk how else to downplay supporting trump at this point.

public shaming is the last line of defense we have against these types of people since polite conversation clearly doesn't work once you put the red hat on. what alternatives do you suggest? 🙂

You're so right, she obviously doesn't deserve to be derided, we should show her love and support because she died, it wasn't her fault she was indoctrinated like this.

For good measure, let's posthumously pardon the Nazis that murdered hundreds or thousands of people and were later killed when their camps were taken. They were just victims of the Nazi extremism indoctrination and media, it's a bit distasteful that people still slander them /s

I think it's fucking hilarious.

The sexualisation and humiliation of a person who cant object or consent is whats getting me.

people will excuse themselves of a lot when they don't like someone.

I abaolutely do not care that she died, and her politics cant be handwaved away with 'she was indoctrinated', which would also equate to her having no agency. She knew what she was doing.

This is most likely to try to deflect from him saying that he had every right to interfere with the election since he's currently facing a criminal trial for interfering with the election.

Also the namesake of this cute lil fella Bobbit worm

OK yes Lorena was who I was thinking.

Darn tootin’