Law enforcement's use of force against Jan. 6 conspiracy suspects draws heat — and credit

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In case after case against those seen wearing tactical gear during the Jan. 6 insurrection, law enforcement has taken a heavily militarized approach to raids and arrests

by a full SWAT team with armored vehicles and a battering ram outside his door.

“People who looked like stormtroopers were pointing M4 weapons at me, covering me with red [laser] dots,” he said. The most notorious militarized police raid in recent memory came on March 13, 2020, when police in Louisville, Ky. entered Breonna Taylor’s home using a battering ram, then shot and killed her. Police conducted that raid even though Taylor had no history of violence, and the Louisvillethat police didn’t believe she had a gun. Her killing generated a massive outpouring of calls to close the gaping racial disparities in America’s criminal justice system.

“Ironically — although I doubt that many of the insurrectionists are activists for police reform — some of the reforms that have been proposed would have made a difference in their cases if they were implemented,” he said. “What reforming the police recognizes is that more oversight reduces the violence and trauma that aggressive police tactics cause.”

The Justice Department estimates that 1,000 assaults were committed that day, and there’s increasing evidence that some of the rioters carried guns with them into Washington or stashed them nearby for a potential escalation of violence. Prosecutors say more than a dozen members of the Oath Keepers extremist militia stashed guns in a hotel in Arlington, Va., that they intended to deploy if the riot spiraled even further.

 

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What you meant to say was “…so now they know what it feels like to be a POC..”

Explain the 6/15 hearing or Biden promoting Lt. General Charles Flynn to Commanding General of US Army Pacific for his outstanding leadership on J6.; Gen Flynn's testimony *33:00 (38:00) 3:27:00

New Years in DC with 200k Rep's & Dem's fighting for 1-2 wks prior. DC was boarding up because of it. Text Message: 'It's like the wild west. Wear old cloths or fatigues. Bring something to protect yourself bear mace, flag pole.. Meet me at ihop' is not an insurrection

That was an excellent article.

Now it’s all for show. The time to use that tactical gear and military approach was January 6th. But then, people would have probably rethought their actions and we would have nothing to talk about now😎

Yeah…like Roger Stone…a real threat. Now do Antifa thugs.

The Jan 6th rioters broke the law, attempted a coup and assualted cops. The rioters who served in the military are traitors who should be in leavenworth.

We will have to use these tactics when we take back power and raid BLM/ANTIFA. Kicking in doors, slamming women on the ground, pointing guns at their families 🤠 Thanks for setting the agenda Marxists 😂

As well they should! These ppl are dangerous and well armed

Such bullshit 😂🖕

If you've read the thread below & more importantly, watched the NoOneUnscripted episodes, you aren’t surprised by the chaos or the continuing treason plot. But in case you haven't, here it is. Just saying.

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