Capital stormed etc

[FoxtArt]

Capital police have do have to do their job, and they have to protect the capital. Still, it seems like something like a club would have been just as effective, with a much lower chance of death. The individuals were not presenting a threat to officers safety and it appeared that capitol police were also with them on both sides of the egress. The plainscloths officer that fired might have been more appropriately employed in a mall on a segway, the rest showed remarkable restraint.

Lots of us have done stupid shit at various times of our life, I'm no exception to that rule. I hardly think her "stupid moment" of starting to lean into a broken window warranted a death penalty. A beatdown and an arrest, maybe. Even if we assume they were making verbal warnings in that situation, ordinarily law enforcement officers would utilize death as a last resort, not immediately shot the first person as "crowd control" which is what this really appears to be. I'm backing the actions of 99.9% of the officers there and impressed with their handling, save for the one exception of that individual, whoever they may be.

[ray1970]

I hardly think her "stupid moment" of starting to lean into a broken window warranted a death penalty.

Trying to climb through the window wasn?t necessarily her stupid moment. Choosing to join in on a riot (sorry, not sure if that is the proper term for what took place) at the capital building was her (and lots of other peoples) moment of stupidity.

If any of the participants went into this thinking there was zero chance anything bad could happen to them then they are idiots.

I don?t have an opinion about if the shooting was justifiable or not but I?m not surprised someone went down during this event and generally don?t have sympathy for anyone who suffers consequences from their own actions.

I?d bet money that if she wasn?t part of the festivities at the capital she?d still be alive.

[hollohas]

If any of the participants went into this thinking there was zero chance anything bad could happen to them then they are idiots.

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^This.

Every single one of those people should have known that breaching a federal building could result in being shot. I guarantee this lady knew that going in. She made a choice. Good or bad shoot, that's the truth. Right or wrong, my bet is whoever killed her won't see any charges.

The Fed Gov, that is no friend of the People, got a little reminder yesterday that their little safe space isn't actually so safe. No congressmen or women got strung up. None of them got tarred and feathered. No congressmen or women got hurt. They got a reality check directed squarely at them (as opposed to unrelated civilian businesses and property being targeted)