01-09-2021, 04:27 PM
LRRPF52 Wrote:Capitol Police invited protestors into the Capitol Building, opened the doors and had them walk right on in.
Video here
In the video you posted, you might notice that you do not see any officers opening the doors, moving barriers or saying "come in". In fact the only words you hear from a guard is a rather meek "I don't agree with this". You might notice that the uniformed guards had no riot gear and were completely unprepared to deal with the crowd. By the time this video was shot, the the House and Senate floor had been evacuated, so the officers were no longer protecting people. Once their initial loadout of pepper spray was used up, they had to decide if they were going to shoot the protesters or not. They were greatly outnumbered by an armed crowd yelling "traitors." They caved.
There are over a dozen entrances to the Capitol. Here is another. Notice that these guys DID have riot gear and were in a defensible position.
[video=youtube;QVZvp-Dv0gg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVZvp-Dv0gg[/video]
Hear the officer scream in pain as the crowd tries to crush him in the door to get into the building. Instead of helping, someone rips his gas mask off and hits him in the face.