Off-duty police were part of the Capitol mob. Now police are turning in their own.

[DonViejo]

By Kimberly Kindy, Kim Bellware and Mark Berman
Jan. 16, 2021 at 9:14 a.m. EST

During the chaos at the Capitol, overwhelmed police officers confronted and combated a frenzied sea of rioters who transformed the seat of democracy into a battlefield. Now police chiefs across the country are confronting the uncomfortable reality that members in their own ranks were among the mob that faced off against other law enforcement officers.

At least 13 off-duty law enforcement officials are suspected of taking part in the riot, a tally that could grow as investigators continue to pore over footage and records to identify participants. Police leaders are turning in their own to the FBI and taking the striking step of reminding officers in their departments that criminal misconduct could push them off the force and behind bars.

The reckoning within police departments comes as plans for new demonstrations this weekend and on Inauguration Day are solidifying, with authorities warning of the potential for violence in state capitals. Participants are expected to protest election results that made Joe Biden president-elect.

“We are making clear that they have First Amendment rights like all Americans,” said Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, who on Thursday accepted the resignation of an 18-year veteran in his department due to his involvement in the riot, which followed a rally at which President Trump urged his supporters to not accept his defeat. “However, engaging in activity that crosses the line into criminal conduct will not be tolerated.”

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[paleotn]

1. Off duty police...

in a mob beating the shit out of on duty police. Not surprising, really. They make threats to their own all the time. Those in their profession who call them out for the racism and violence. Just one more cog in the machine of white racists. The overarching theme here is...white, racist, undereducated, easily manipulated.

[bullwinkle428]

2. If this attitude broke out all across the country, we probably wouldn't even need any

new laws related to police reform! K&R.

[soothsayer]

4. Yes! Here's hoping

[zentrum]

3. Hope it's not just

……lip service, but a real reckoning. Not holding my breath.

[bullimiami]

5. police should have been "policing" themselves all along. they failed epically on this front.

there should be a commission to study this.

who prevented the police from keeping their own ranks clean? was it the unions? the politicians? the upper echelon? or the ranks themselves.
Is it coordinated or just pervasive.

[LiberalArkie]

6. Their union can not protect them there. I hope they find hundreds.