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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'If Capitol Police radio "Officer Down" ...
there are 32 law enforcement agency's within blocks of the Capitol building who "by law" should respond.' All 32 agency's can backup a crime in progress.
ATF (3 blocks away, DEA (4 blocks away) Park Police and their horses (7 blocks away) ... Counter Terrorism, Swat Teams .... again 32 agency's in the direct vicinity of the Capitol. 12,000 to 15,000 geared up and ready to go. And according to a caller on this program ... it wasn't just the FBI and the National Guard on 1/6/2021 who were told to 'stand down'. It was them and all of the above.
Capitol Police called in for 3 hours for backup to their chief without a response. According to this caller in the video provided ... DC Cops were the only ones who responded eventually 'without orders' to backup the Fed Capitol Police.
Now for disclaimers .. first time I ever stumbled upon this youtube channel last night, seemed to have some good insight on the New Yorker Video released yesterday. The above 'caller' or info can be heard at between 59 minutes in and ends at about 5 to 6 minutes later. He says he has lived and grew up in the DC area all his life and knows how things go down there so to speak. I mean it is the Capitol of the U.S.A ... and I couldn't question in my mind while listening to his statements why any of this extra security precautions wouldn't be true. Interesting. link to video below.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Cap police also could have dropped the ones climbing the walls by numerous non-lethal means. That crowd likely would have dissipated pretty quickly.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)after the woman was shot. As far as I can tell from the video none of the LEOs on the other side of the barricade where doing anything until she was shot. You had a guy with an ID (possibly Capitol) and a suit on that seemed to be directing.
Hopefully in two days we will start getting answers after the thing is gone.
malaise
(269,144 posts)A lot of folks should die of old age in prison for this one
onecaliberal
(32,880 posts)msongs
(67,432 posts)doublethink
(6,823 posts)Hey msongs just reminded me of a post I put in F.B. pics of the troops in D.C. Capitol, and him asking me 'are you happy now?' told him to go ask the rest of his MAGA family and friends. His response was just kinda mis-directed, kinda like yours. I respect your posts, have for quite a while actually, this one of mine I just found interesting and had to share for other's thoughts. More will come to light after the 20th on all of this. Have a great week. Peace.