jdreyer wrote on Jan 9, 2021, 20:58:
When BLM protested in Washington earlier this year, here was the police presence at the Capitol. If it had been the same on Wednesday, none of this would have happened. It was an epic failure to take the threat seriously.
I believe that photo is from the Lincoln Memorial, but it doesn't change the question. If a crowd of two thousand or more pushes in against something like that, what are they going to do? Are they going to open fire?
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