On January 6th, those Capitol Policemen were heroes.

[kentuck]

Except, they were defending the nation's Capitol, rather than an old church.

They were vastly outnumbered. There were not enough to hold back the angry mob that stormed the Capitol on that day. Still, they stood their ground. Many were injured and some died as a result of the battle.

It seems to me that their actions were "heroic", as the term has come to be known.

History is written by the victorious, not necessarily those that are the most honorable or most honest.

How will those Policemen, that defended the Capitol on that infamous day, be remembered?

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[Ocelot II]

1. They were heroes, not just similar to heroes.

[kentuck]

2. I think most folks would agree with you.

[tenderfoot]

3. Oh? ""im a capitol police officer who agrees with your political stance."

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/us-capitol-police-officer-indicted-obstruction-charges-involving-investigation-jan-6

[Hortensis]

4. If this officer fought with the others to stop the incursion

then to me those actions were heroic and he was a hero for that part of the day. His later betrayal of duty by warning rioters he sympathized with was criminal and not heroic. We all contain multitudes.

[tenderfoot]

5. Whatever...

I'll never forget seeing footage of some of those "heroes" encouraging the TERRORISTS to come on in!

[Hortensis]

6. We are not talking about any whose intent was to assist

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the insurrectionists, though.

Conflating any who betrayed their duty with those upholding it is not valid.

To put it most gently. Btw, a YouTube video is absolutely no substitute for responsible reporting of the results of the subsequent investigations into those actions.

What I found is that 35 were investigated and as of September, 6 officers were found guilty of wrongdoing, 3 for conduct unbecoming, 1 for failure to comply with directives, 1 for improper remarks, and 1 for improper dissemination of information. Another case about an official accused of unsatisfactory performance and conduct unbecoming was still pending. The U.S. Attorney’s office did not find evidence that any of the officers committed a crime, but they were facing disciplinary actions.

(I didn't try to find mention of how they spent the rest of their time during the over four hours the Capitol Police battled the insurrectionists.)

The only criminal charges I can find so far are the more recent ones against the officer who warned a rioter to edit his social media account because everyone who'd entered the Capitol was going to be prosecuted. He's been fired, of course, and is awaiting trial.

[BlackSkimmer]

7. I thought ACAB?

Hard to keep up.